Best PlacesRomancoke on the Bay, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Romancoke on the Bay, 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.
Romancoke on the Bay ranks 9,715th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Romancoke on the Bay
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.
Romancoke on the Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Romancoke on the Bay ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$136,839 median, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
Where Romancoke on the Bay ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute45.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Romancoke on the Bay
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Romancoke on the Bay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,839, 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 Romancoke on the Bay's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Romancoke on the Bay
Romancoke on the Bay runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Romancoke on the Bay.
Who works in Romancoke on the Bay, and how
Work in Romancoke on the Bay centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Romancoke on the Bay
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Romancoke on the Bay, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Romancoke on the Bay, month by month
Romancoke on the Bay sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 37° | 31° |
| April | 67° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 70° | 62° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Romancoke on the Bay
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 27 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 Romancoke on the Bay
Schools across Romancoke on the Bay average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Matapeake Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- St. Michaels ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Shady Side ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Matapeake Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- South River HighA · 70% proficient
- Kent Island High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- St. Michaels Middle/high SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Romancoke on the Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Romancoke on the Bay 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 Romancoke on the Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Romancoke on the Bay
Is Romancoke on the Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Romancoke on the Bay ranks 9,715th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Romancoke on the Bay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,533. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $136,839 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Romancoke on the Bay safe?
Yes, Romancoke on the Bay is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Romancoke on the Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Romancoke on the Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Romancoke on the Bay 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.
Romancoke on the Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Romancoke on the Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Romancoke on the Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Romancoke on the Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Romancoke on the Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Romancoke on the Bay 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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