Best PlacesHopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hopkins-Middle East, 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.
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore ranks 4,948th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hopkins-Middle East, 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.
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore ranks high
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,984, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore runs younger than the country, 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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore.
Who works in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, and how
Work in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 35%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 45%
Life in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, month by month
Hopkins-Middle East, 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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 9 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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
Schools across Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/middleF · 9% proficient
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
- Tench Tilghman Elementary/middleF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vanguard Collegiate MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Paul Laurence Dunbar HighD− · 14% proficient
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
- National Academy FoundationF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hopkins-Middle East, 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 Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore
Is Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore ranks 4,948th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,138. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $53,984 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore safe?
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,094 per resident a year.
Compare Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hopkins-Middle East, 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.
Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hopkins-Middle East, 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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