Best PlacesHamilton Area, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hamilton Area, Baltimore, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hamilton Area, Baltimore ranks 3,984th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Hamilton Area, Baltimore
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hamilton Area, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hamilton Area, Baltimore ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Hamilton Area, Baltimore ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.8 minutes each way, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hamilton Area, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hamilton Area, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,958, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hamilton Area, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hamilton Area, Baltimore
Hamilton Area, Baltimore's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hamilton Area, Baltimore.
Who works in Hamilton Area, Baltimore, and how
Work in Hamilton Area, Baltimore centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Hamilton Area, Baltimore
Hamilton Area, Baltimore has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hamilton Area, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hamilton Area, Baltimore, month by month
Hamilton Area, Baltimore sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 39° | 33° |
| April | 68° | 59° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Hamilton Area, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hamilton Area, Baltimore
Schools across Hamilton Area, Baltimore average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fullerton ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Villa Cresta ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Mccormick ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkville MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Northeast MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Golden Ring MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkville HighD− · 17% proficient
- Overlea HighD− · 13% proficient
- Achievement Academy At Harbor City HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hamilton Area, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hamilton Area, Baltimore measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hamilton Area, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hamilton Area, Baltimore
Is Hamilton Area, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hamilton Area, Baltimore ranks 3,984th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and big-city access, and lowest on state infrastructure and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hamilton Area, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,528. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $83,958 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Hamilton Area, Baltimore safe?
Hamilton Area, Baltimore is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $525 per resident a year.
Compare Hamilton Area, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hamilton Area, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hamilton Area, Baltimore represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hamilton Area, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hamilton Area, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hamilton Area, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hamilton Area, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hamilton Area, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hamilton Area, Baltimore detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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