Best PlacesWestowne, Catonsville, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westowne, Catonsville, 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.
Westowne, Catonsville ranks 2,925th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Westowne, Catonsville
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.
Westowne, Catonsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westowne, Catonsville ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Westowne, Catonsville 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 18% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,359 a month, better than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westowne, Catonsville
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westowne, Catonsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,678, 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 Westowne, Catonsville's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Westowne, Catonsville
Westowne, Catonsville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westowne, Catonsville.
Who works in Westowne, Catonsville, and how
Work in Westowne, Catonsville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Westowne, Catonsville
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Westowne, Catonsville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westowne, Catonsville, month by month
Westowne, Catonsville 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 Westowne, Catonsville
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 Westowne, Catonsville
Schools across Westowne, Catonsville average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Westowne ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Johnnycake ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Edmondson Heights ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Catonsville MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
- Arbutus MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Southwest AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Catonsville HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodlawn HighD− · 15% proficient
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westowne, Catonsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westowne, Catonsville 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 Westowne, Catonsville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westowne, Catonsville
Is Westowne, Catonsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westowne, Catonsville ranks 2,925th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, tree cover, and a stable housing market, 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 Westowne, Catonsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,235. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $86,678 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Westowne, Catonsville safe?
Westowne, Catonsville is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $494 per resident a year.
Compare Westowne, Catonsville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westowne, Catonsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westowne, Catonsville 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.
Westowne, Catonsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westowne, Catonsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westowne, Catonsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westowne, Catonsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westowne, Catonsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westowne, Catonsville 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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