Best PlacesLoch Raven Manor, Towson, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loch Raven Manor, Towson, 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.
Loch Raven Manor, Towson ranks 3,144th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Loch Raven Manor, Towson
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.
Loch Raven Manor, Towson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loch Raven Manor, Towson ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Loch Raven Manor, Towson ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Loch Raven Manor, Towson
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loch Raven Manor, Towson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,472, 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 Loch Raven Manor, Towson's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Loch Raven Manor, Towson
Loch Raven Manor, Towson 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 Loch Raven Manor, Towson.
Who works in Loch Raven Manor, Towson, and how
Work in Loch Raven Manor, Towson centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Loch Raven Manor, Towson
Loch Raven Manor, Towson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Loch Raven Manor, Towson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Loch Raven Manor, Towson, month by month
Loch Raven Manor, Towson sees roughly 97 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 Loch Raven Manor, Towson
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 16 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 Loch Raven Manor, Towson
Schools across Loch Raven Manor, Towson average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hampton ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Halstead AcademyD− · 15% proficient
- Pleasant Plains ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loch Raven Technical AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Towson HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Loch Raven HighC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loch Raven Manor, Towson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loch Raven Manor, Towson 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 Loch Raven Manor, Towson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Loch Raven Manor, Towson
Is Loch Raven Manor, Towson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loch Raven Manor, Towson ranks 3,144th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on state infrastructure and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loch Raven Manor, Towson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,021. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $83,472 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Loch Raven Manor, Towson safe?
Loch Raven Manor, Towson is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $588 per resident a year.
Compare Loch Raven Manor, Towson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loch Raven Manor, Towson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loch Raven Manor, Towson 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.
Loch Raven Manor, Towson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loch Raven Manor, Towson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loch Raven Manor, Towson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loch Raven Manor, Towson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loch Raven Manor, Towson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loch Raven Manor, Towson 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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