Best PlacesOldtown, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oldtown, 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.
Oldtown, Baltimore ranks 5,928th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oldtown, 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.
Oldtown, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oldtown, Baltimore ranks high
- TransitBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,097 a month, better than 58% of neighborhoods
Where Oldtown, Baltimore ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
Who lives in Oldtown, Baltimore
Oldtown, 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 Oldtown, Baltimore.
Who works in Oldtown, Baltimore, and how
Work in Oldtown, Baltimore centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 39%
Life in Oldtown, Baltimore
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Oldtown, Baltimore, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oldtown, Baltimore, month by month
Oldtown, 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 Oldtown, 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 Oldtown, Baltimore
Schools across Oldtown, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vanguard Collegiate MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oldtown, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oldtown, 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 Oldtown, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Oldtown, Baltimore
Is Oldtown, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oldtown, Baltimore ranks 5,928th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oldtown, Baltimore safe?
Oldtown, Baltimore is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $908 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oldtown, Baltimore?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 33. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of neighborhoods.
Compare Oldtown, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oldtown, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oldtown, 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.
Oldtown, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oldtown, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oldtown, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oldtown, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oldtown, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oldtown, 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.
- 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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