Best PlacesHigh Bridge Estates, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Bridge Estates, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
High Bridge Estates ranks 8,371st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in High Bridge Estates
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.
High Bridge Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where High Bridge Estates ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$143,465 median, better than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
Where High Bridge Estates ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,268 a month, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High Bridge Estates
A household needs to earn about $138,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Bridge Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $143,465, 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 High Bridge Estates' effective rate of 1.13%, 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 High Bridge Estates
High Bridge Estates's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High Bridge Estates.
Who works in High Bridge Estates, and how
Work in High Bridge Estates centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in High Bridge Estates
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across High Bridge Estates, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in High Bridge Estates, month by month
High Bridge Estates sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of High Bridge Estates
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 12 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 High Bridge Estates
Schools across High Bridge Estates average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Yorktown ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Samuel Ogle MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Bowie HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Bridge Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Bridge Estates 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 High Bridge Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Bridge Estates
Is High Bridge Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Bridge Estates ranks 8,371st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Bridge Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,848. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $143,465 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is High Bridge Estates safe?
High Bridge Estates is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare High Bridge Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Bridge Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Bridge Estates 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.
High Bridge Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Bridge Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Bridge Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Bridge Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Bridge Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Bridge Estates 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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