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Carney vs Hampton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.4× in Hampton) and household income (2× in Hampton).

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Carney, MDHomes around $344KMaryland · 28,343 people
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Hampton, MDAn outdoors townMaryland · 5,372 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,580 more a month in Hampton

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.

Carney$2,130/mo
Typical home $344K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,793/mo · Housing →
Hampton$3,720/mo
Typical home $615K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $1,580 a month, about $19,000 a year, between Hampton and Carney.

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.

Report cards

Hampton places higher on 15 of 19 MD lists

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.

Where they are

Carney and Hampton share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarneyHamptonCarneyHampton
Carney ↔ Hampton2.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
CarneyHampton
Snow a year19″19″
January low25°F25°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)204d204d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd4th
Outdoors & history
CarneyHampton
Trails8 mi44 mi
Conserved land11.9%43.2%
National Register places—3
Archive photos24—
Community
CarneyHampton
Library hours a week60 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

CarneyHampton
People
Population 28,343Highest 5,372Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest MD: +7% +2.5%Highest MD: +7%
Median age 39.8±1.7Lowest about the MD average 47±2.8Highest 19% above MD
Kids under 18 20.7%±2.3Lowest MD: 22.2% 26.9%±4.4Highest MD: 22.2%
Hampton and Carney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±1.9Highest MD: 16.7% 20.1%±1.9Lowest MD: 16.7%
Carney and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.3%Lowest MD: 43.4% 74.9%Highest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1.3Highest MD: 6.9% 5.4%±1.8Lowest MD: 6.9%
Carney and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,620±$7kLowest 19% below MD $170,688±$31kHighest 65% above MD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $319,700±$11kLowest 24% below MD $615,300±$24kHighest 47% above MD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,793±$63 5% above MD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,689Lowest 10% below MD $5,873Highest 43% above MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±6.6Highest MD: 51.5% 0%±100Lowest MD: 51.5%
Carney and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Highest MD: 9.4% 3.8%Lowest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Lowest MD: 67.6% 98.1%Highest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MD 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 5% below MD 24 minLowest 23% below MD
Work from home 13.1%±2Lowest MD: 19.3% 21%±4.7Highest MD: 19.3%
Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Baltimore (27%)Baltimore (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamptonFew work in Carney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.9%Lowest 43.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miLowest 44.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.3Highest 22.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #129 of 235 in MD#57 of 235 in MD
School district Baltimore County Public SchoolsBaltimore County Public Schools
High school in town None in townLoch Raven High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.0
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Carney neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 3d

New to Carney Schools

1 neighbor in Carney can answer.

Hampton neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Carney

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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.

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