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Best places to live in Greater Baltimore

242 places with 2,681,853 residents within about 40 km of Baltimore, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Baltimore, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Ellicott City
    Maryland, 65,834 residents    74
  2. 2Columbia (Maryland)
    Maryland, 99,615 residents    73
  3. 3Eldersburg
    Maryland, 30,531 residents    72
  4. 4Bel Air South
    Maryland, 47,709 residents    69
  5. 5Edgewood (Maryland)
    Maryland, 25,562 residents    68
  6. 6Bel Air North
    Maryland, 30,568 residents    68
  7. 7Severna Park
    Maryland, 37,634 residents    68
  8. 8Pasadena (Maryland)
    Maryland, 24,287 residents    68
  9. 9Green Haven
    Maryland, 19,326 residents    68
  10. 10Riviera Beach (Maryland)
    Maryland, 12,677 residents    68

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ellicott City
    Maryland, 65,834 residents    81
  2. 2Columbia (Maryland)
    Maryland, 99,615 residents    79
  3. 3Severna Park
    Maryland, 37,634 residents    74
  4. 4Bel Air South
    Maryland, 47,709 residents    74
  5. 5Lake Shore (Maryland)
    Maryland, 19,477 residents    74
  6. 6Green Haven
    Maryland, 19,326 residents    74
  7. 7Pasadena (Maryland)
    Maryland, 24,287 residents    73
  8. 8Riviera Beach (Maryland)
    Maryland, 12,677 residents    73
  9. 9Jessup (Maryland)
    Maryland, 7,137 residents    73
  10. 10Eldersburg
    Maryland, 30,531 residents    73

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ellicott City
    Maryland, 65,834 residents    70
  2. 2Columbia (Maryland)
    Maryland, 99,615 residents    70
  3. 3Eldersburg
    Maryland, 30,531 residents    68
  4. 4Bel Air South
    Maryland, 47,709 residents    68
  5. 5Edgewood (Maryland)
    Maryland, 25,562 residents    68
  6. 6Severna Park
    Maryland, 37,634 residents    68
  7. 7Bel Air North
    Maryland, 30,568 residents    68
  8. 8Lake Shore (Maryland)
    Maryland, 19,477 residents    67
  9. 9Green Haven
    Maryland, 19,326 residents    67
  10. 10Pasadena (Maryland)
    Maryland, 24,287 residents    67

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For commuters

  1. 1Ellicott City
    Maryland, 65,834 residents    80
  2. 2Glen Burnie
    Maryland, 67,639 residents    80
  3. 3Dundalk
    Maryland, 63,597 residents    79
  4. 4Brooklyn Park (Maryland)
    Maryland, 14,373 residents    79
  5. 5West Elkridge
    Maryland, 28,734 residents    79
  6. 6Hanover (Maryland)
    Maryland, 38,088 residents    78
  7. 7Towson
    Maryland, 55,197 residents    78
  8. 8Columbia (Maryland)
    Maryland, 99,615 residents    78
  9. 9Elkridge
    Maryland, 15,593 residents    77
  10. 10Linthicum
    Maryland, 10,324 residents    77

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For single professionals

  1. 1Ellicott City
    Maryland, 65,834 residents    77
  2. 2Columbia (Maryland)
    Maryland, 99,615 residents    75
  3. 3Glen Burnie
    Maryland, 67,639 residents    74
  4. 4West Elkridge
    Maryland, 28,734 residents    72
  5. 5Catonsville
    Maryland, 41,567 residents    72
  6. 6Dundalk
    Maryland, 63,597 residents    71
  7. 7Towson
    Maryland, 55,197 residents    71
  8. 8Woodlawn (Maryland)
    Maryland, 37,879 residents    71
  9. 9Elkridge
    Maryland, 15,593 residents    70
  10. 10Hanover (Maryland)
    Maryland, 38,088 residents    70

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Eldersburg
    Maryland, 30,531 residents    57
  2. 2Bel Air South
    Maryland, 47,709 residents    52
  3. 3Sykesville (Maryland)
    Maryland, 4,412 residents    52
  4. 4Bel Air North
    Maryland, 30,568 residents    51
  5. 5Edgewood (Maryland)
    Maryland, 25,562 residents    51
  6. 6Joppatowne
    Maryland, 12,616 residents    50
  7. 7Glen Burnie
    Maryland, 67,639 residents    50
  8. 8Severn
    Maryland, 44,231 residents    49
  9. 9South Gate (Maryland)
    Maryland, 29,658 residents    49
  10. 10Fallston (Maryland)
    Maryland, 8,958 residents    49

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Towns in Greater Baltimore