Best PlacesWestminster Historic District, Westminster, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westminster Historic District, Westminster, 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.
Westminster Historic District, Westminster ranks 2,647th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on health care access.
The best neighborhoods in Westminster Historic District, Westminster
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.
Westminster Historic District, Westminster's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westminster Historic District, Westminster ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 74% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Westminster Historic District, Westminster ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westminster Historic District, Westminster
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westminster Historic District, Westminster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,923, 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 Westminster Historic District, Westminster's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Westminster Historic District, Westminster
Westminster Historic District, Westminster's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Westminster Historic District, Westminster.
Who works in Westminster Historic District, Westminster, and how
Work in Westminster Historic District, Westminster centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Westminster Historic District, Westminster
Westminster Historic District, Westminster has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 45 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westminster Historic District, Westminster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westminster Historic District, Westminster, month by month
Westminster Historic District, Westminster sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Westminster Historic District, Westminster
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 33 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 Westminster Historic District, Westminster
Schools across Westminster Historic District, Westminster average a B, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William Winchester ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- Friendship Valley ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Westminster ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westminster West MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Westminster East MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Westminster HighA · 70% proficient
- Winters Mill HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westminster Historic District, Westminster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westminster Historic District, Westminster 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 Westminster Historic District, Westminster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westminster Historic District, Westminster
Is Westminster Historic District, Westminster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westminster Historic District, Westminster ranks 2,647th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, walkability, and low disaster risk, 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 Westminster Historic District, Westminster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,147. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $79,923 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Westminster Historic District, Westminster safe?
Yes, Westminster Historic District, Westminster is safer than 61% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Westminster Historic District, Westminster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westminster Historic District, Westminster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westminster Historic District, Westminster 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.
Westminster Historic District, Westminster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westminster Historic District, Westminster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westminster Historic District, Westminster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westminster Historic District, Westminster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westminster Historic District, Westminster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westminster Historic District, Westminster 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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