Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Maryland ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

D−BaltimoreSafer than 1% of U.S. towns –LansdowneNot graded

Schools

D−BaltimoreBetter than 0% of districts in the state CLansdowneBetter than 32% of districts in the state

Health

CBaltimoreHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns C−LansdowneHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns

12Baltimore

6Lansdowne

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 258 towns #258#88 Fastest growingGrowth · 250 towns #244#128 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #30#145 Most educatedPeople · 262 towns #170#258 Most trailsOutdoors · 190 towns #71#9 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 262 towns #172#243 Most remote workersWork · 256 towns #126#177 Most activeHealth · 262 towns #200#250

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Baltimore’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Lansdowne

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Baltimore$1,210/mo

Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,331/mo · Housing →

Lansdowne$1,360/mo

Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,427/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Lansdowne and Baltimore.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Baltimore and Lansdowne share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BaltimoreLansdowne

Baltimore ↔ Lansdowne5.3 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

705 Lansdowne residents work in Baltimore (20.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Lansdowne →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

BaltimoreLansdowne

Snow a year19″19″

January low25°F 25°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)204d 204d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 3rd

Outdoors & history

BaltimoreLansdowne

Trails85 mi 7 mi

Conserved land7.9%7.2%

Settled1729 1892

National Register places309 1

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here30 —

Community

BaltimoreLansdowne

Library hours a week51 hrs 59 hrs

Colleges in town10 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Maryland average

BaltimoreLansdowne

People

Population 573,243Highest 7,876Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.7%Lowest MD: +7% +7.1%Highest MD: +7%

Median age 36.2±0.1Lowest 8% below MD 40.1±4.9Highest about the MD average

Lansdowne and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.9%±0.3Lowest MD: 22.2% 21.9%±4.3Highest MD: 22.2%

Lansdowne and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.3%±0.3Lowest MD: 16.7% 18%±3.5Highest MD: 16.7%

Lansdowne and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.1%Highest MD: 43.4% 10.9%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±0.3Highest MD: 6.9% 3.3%±1.6Lowest MD: 6.9%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,177±$1kHighest 40% below MD $58,605±$32kLowest 43% below MD

Baltimore and Lansdowne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $229,600±$3kHighest 45% below MD $214,000±$30kLowest 49% below MD

Baltimore and Lansdowne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,331±$15Lowest 22% below MD $1,427±$630Highest 16% below MD

Lansdowne and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,354Highest 18% below MD $2,818Lowest 31% below MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±1.5Lowest MD: 51.5% 55.5%±25.6Highest MD: 51.5%

Lansdowne and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.7%Lowest MD: 9.4% 21.7%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 47.5%Lowest MD: 67.6% 57%Highest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 32 yrs older than MD 1959Highest 20 yrs older than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 6% below MD 29 minLowest 7% below MD

Work from home 17.8%±0.6Highest MD: 19.3% 14%±6.7Lowest MD: 19.3%

Baltimore and Lansdowne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 43.8%Highest 2.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 8.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.40Highest 1.30Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Towson (4%)Baltimore (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lansdowne20% work in Baltimore

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Highest 7.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 85.1 miHighest 6.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 240Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 61.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #195 of 235 in MD #212 of 235 in MD

School district SEED School of Maryland · Baltimore City Public SchoolsBaltimore County Public Schools

High school in town Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighLansdowne High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.8Highest 14.6Lowest

Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Baltimore vs Lansdowne

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Baltimore places higher on 12 of 20 MD lists

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Lansdowne

Baltimore and Lansdowne share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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