Best PlacesMays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel, 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.
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel ranks 1,350th 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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
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.
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,104, 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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel'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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel.
Who works in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel, and how
Work in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel has more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 25 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel, month by month
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 19 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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
Schools across Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pinewood ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Mays Chapel ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Pot Spring ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ridgely MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Dulaney HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel
Is Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel ranks 1,350th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on state infrastructure and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,669. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $116,104 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel safe?
Yes, Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel 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.
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mays Chapel Village, Mays Chapel 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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