Best PlacesTown and Country North, Cockeysville, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Town and Country North, Cockeysville, 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.
Town and Country North, Cockeysville ranks 3,615th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Town and Country North, Cockeysville
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.
Town and Country North, Cockeysville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Town and Country North, Cockeysville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Town and Country North, Cockeysville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Town and Country North, Cockeysville
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Town and Country North, Cockeysville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,191, 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Town and Country North, Cockeysville
Town and Country North, Cockeysville 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville.
Who works in Town and Country North, Cockeysville, and how
Work in Town and Country North, Cockeysville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Town and Country North, Cockeysville
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Town and Country North, Cockeysville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Town and Country North, Cockeysville, month by month
Town and Country North, Cockeysville 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 20 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville
Schools across Town and Country North, Cockeysville average a C+, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mays Chapel ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Pot Spring ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Warren ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ridgely MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Cockeysville MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Dulaney HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Town and Country North, Cockeysville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Town and Country North, Cockeysville 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Town and Country North, Cockeysville
Is Town and Country North, Cockeysville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Town and Country North, Cockeysville ranks 3,615th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, few empty homes, and tree cover, 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 Town and Country North, Cockeysville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $437,445. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $56,191 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Town and Country North, Cockeysville safe?
Yes, Town and Country North, Cockeysville is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Town and Country North, Cockeysville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Town and Country North, Cockeysville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Town and Country North, Cockeysville 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.
Town and Country North, Cockeysville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Town and Country North, Cockeysville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Town and Country North, Cockeysville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Town and Country North, Cockeysville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Town and Country North, Cockeysville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Town and Country North, Cockeysville 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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