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%

Carney$2,130/mo

Typical home $344K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,793/mo · Housing →

Overlea$1,650/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,473/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Carney and Overlea.

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

Carney and Overlea share a border

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

CarneyOverlea

Carney ↔ Overlea2.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

113 Overlea residents work in Carney (1.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Overlea →

Report cards

Overlea places higher on 9 of 20 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.

Schools

CCarneyBetter than 32% of districts in the state COverleaBetter than 32% of districts in the state

Health

B+CarneyHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B+OverleaHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns

8Carney

9Overlea

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

Cheapest rentCost of living · 252 towns #124#63 Fastest growingGrowth · 250 towns #232#172 Most trailsOutdoors · 190 towns #58#29 Lowest depressionHealth · 262 towns #152#189 Fewest smokersHealth · 262 towns #127#161 Lowest obesityHealth · 262 towns #63#96 Most educatedPeople · 262 towns #145#174 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #83#55

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

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

CarneyOverlea

Snow a year19″19″

January low25°F 25°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)204d 204d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd 7th

Outdoors & history

CarneyOverlea

Trails8 mi 6 mi

Conserved land11.9%10.1%

Archive photos24 —

Community

CarneyOverlea

Library hours a week60 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

CarneyOverlea

People

Population 28,343Highest 13,035Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest MD: +7% +4.5%Highest MD: +7%

Median age 39.8±1.7Lowest about the MD average 40.1±2.4Highest about the MD average

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

Kids under 18 20.7%±2.3Lowest MD: 22.2% 23.1%±2.9Highest MD: 22.2%

Overlea 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% 16%±1.6Lowest MD: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.3%Highest MD: 43.4% 35.4%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1.3Lowest MD: 6.9% 7.4%±2.3Highest MD: 6.9%

Overlea and Carney 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 $88,841±$6kHighest 14% below MD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $319,700±$11kHighest 24% below MD $263,900±$10kLowest 37% below MD

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,793±$63Highest 5% above MD $1,473±$174Lowest 14% below MD

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,689Highest 10% below MD $3,198Lowest 22% below MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±6.6Highest MD: 51.5% 51.3%±13.5Lowest MD: 51.5%

Carney and Overlea 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% 9.1%Lowest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Lowest MD: 67.6% 75.3%Highest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MD 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 5% below MD 29 minLowest 7% below MD

Work from home 13.1%±2Lowest MD: 19.3% 15.4%±3Highest MD: 19.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 0.58Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Baltimore (27%)Baltimore (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Overlea2% work in Carney

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.9%Highest 10.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miHighest 5.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 6Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.3Lowest 88.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #129 of 235 in MD #152 of 235 in MD

School district Baltimore County Public SchoolsBaltimore County Public Schools

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Carney vs Overlea

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Carney

Carney and Overlea share a border

Overlea places higher on 9 of 20 MD lists

What daily life feels like in each

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