Best PlacesVilla Cresta, Parkville, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Villa Cresta, Parkville, 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.
Villa Cresta, Parkville ranks 3,138th 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville
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.
Villa Cresta, Parkville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Villa Cresta, Parkville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Villa Cresta, Parkville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Villa Cresta, Parkville
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Villa Cresta, Parkville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,163, 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Villa Cresta, Parkville
Villa Cresta, Parkville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Villa Cresta, Parkville.
Who works in Villa Cresta, Parkville, and how
Work in Villa Cresta, Parkville centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Villa Cresta, Parkville
Villa Cresta, Parkville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Villa Cresta, Parkville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Villa Cresta, Parkville, month by month
Villa Cresta, Parkville sees roughly 92 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 15 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville
Schools across Villa Cresta, Parkville average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Villa Cresta ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Oakleigh ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkville MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Loch Raven Technical AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkville HighD− · 17% proficient
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Villa Cresta, Parkville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Villa Cresta, Parkville 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Villa Cresta, Parkville
Is Villa Cresta, Parkville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Villa Cresta, Parkville ranks 3,138th 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 Villa Cresta, Parkville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,349. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $90,163 median income, cost of living beats 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Villa Cresta, Parkville safe?
Villa Cresta, Parkville is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $501 per resident a year.
Compare Villa Cresta, Parkville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Villa Cresta, Parkville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Villa Cresta, Parkville 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.
Villa Cresta, Parkville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Villa Cresta, Parkville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Villa Cresta, Parkville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Villa Cresta, Parkville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Villa Cresta, Parkville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Villa Cresta, Parkville 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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