Best PlacesWashington Village, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washington Village, 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.
Washington Village, Baltimore ranks 4,657th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Washington Village, 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.
Washington Village, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washington Village, Baltimore ranks high
- BikingBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Washington Village, Baltimore ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Washington Village, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washington Village, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,679, 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 Washington Village, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 Washington Village, Baltimore
Washington Village, 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 Washington Village, Baltimore.
Who works in Washington Village, Baltimore, and how
Work in Washington Village, Baltimore centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Washington Village, Baltimore
Washington Village, Baltimore has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Washington Village, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Washington Village, Baltimore, month by month
Washington Village, 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 Washington Village, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 8 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 Washington Village, Baltimore
Schools across Washington Village, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
- George Washington ElementaryF · 8% proficient
- Southwest Baltimore Charter SchoolF · 7% 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 Washington Village, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Washington Village, 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 Washington Village, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Washington Village, Baltimore
Is Washington Village, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washington Village, Baltimore ranks 4,657th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and transit, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Washington Village, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,112. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $65,679 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Washington Village, Baltimore safe?
Washington Village, Baltimore is safer than 2% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,518 per resident a year.
Compare Washington Village, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washington Village, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washington Village, 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.
Washington Village, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washington Village, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washington Village, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washington Village, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washington Village, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washington Village, 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.
- 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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