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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

6Lansdowne

12Baltimore

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

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

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lansdowne’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%

Lansdowne$1,360/mo

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

Baltimore$1,210/mo

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

Lansdowne and Baltimore share a border

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

LansdowneBaltimore

Lansdowne ↔ Baltimore5.3 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

LansdowneBaltimore

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 10th

Outdoors & history

LansdowneBaltimore

Trails7 mi 85 mi

Conserved land7.2%7.9%

Settled1892 1729

National Register places1 309

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here—30

Community

LansdowneBaltimore

Library hours a week59 hrs 51 hrs

Colleges in town—10

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

LansdowneBaltimore

People

Population 7,876Lowest 573,243Highest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 21.9%±4.3Highest MD: 22.2% 20.9%±0.3Lowest 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+ 18%±3.5Highest MD: 16.7% 15.3%±0.3Lowest 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+ 10.9%Lowest MD: 43.4% 36.1%Highest MD: 43.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,605±$32kLowest 43% below MD $62,177±$1kHighest 40% 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 $214,000±$30kLowest 49% below MD $229,600±$3kHighest 45% 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 $1,427±$630Highest 16% below MD $1,331±$15Lowest 22% 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 $2,818Lowest 31% below MD $3,354Highest 18% below MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±25.6Highest MD: 51.5% 53.7%±1.5Lowest 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 21.7%Highest MD: 9.4% 19.7%Lowest MD: 9.4%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 14%±6.7Lowest MD: 19.3% 17.8%±0.6Highest 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 2.8%Lowest 43.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 6.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in BaltimoreFew work in Lansdowne

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Lowest 7.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miLowest 85.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.8 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 240Highest

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

Schools

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

School district Baltimore County Public SchoolsSEED School of Maryland · Baltimore City Public Schools

High school in town Lansdowne HighMergenthaler Vocational-Technical High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.6Lowest 14.8Highest

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

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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.

Lansdowne vs Baltimore

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

Lansdowne and Baltimore share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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