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%

Linthicum$2,380/mo

Typical home $402K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $2,066/mo · Housing →

Lansdowne$1,360/mo

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

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,300 a year, between Linthicum and Lansdowne.

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

Linthicum places higher on 12 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.

Schools

BLinthicumBetter than 56% of districts in the state CLansdowneBetter than 32% of districts in the state

Health

ALinthicumHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns C−LansdowneHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns

12Linthicum

6Lansdowne

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 262 towns #35#243 Most activeHealth · 262 towns #51#250 HealthiestHealth · 262 towns #64#243 Highest incomeIncome · 262 towns #73#249 Cheapest rentCost of living · 252 towns #175#57 Fewest smokersHealth · 262 towns #127#247 Most educatedPeople · 262 towns #138#258 Most affordableCost of living · 259 towns #111#9

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

Where they are

Linthicum and Lansdowne share a border

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

LinthicumLansdowne

Linthicum ↔ Lansdowne1.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

116 Lansdowne residents work in Linthicum (3.4% 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

LinthicumLansdowne

Snow a year19″19″

January low25°F 25°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)204d 204d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)2nd 3rd

Outdoors & history

LinthicumLansdowne

Trails1 mi 7 mi

Conserved land3.8%7.2%

Settled1908 1892

National Register places3 1

Community

LinthicumLansdowne

Library hours a week55 hrs 59 hrs

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

LinthicumLansdowne

People

Population 11,313Highest 7,876Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.4%Highest MD: +7% +7.1%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 37.7±3Lowest 4% below MD 40.1±4.9Highest about the MD average

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

Kids under 18 22.5%±3.3Highest MD: 22.2% 21.9%±4.3Lowest MD: 22.2%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±1.7Lowest MD: 16.7% 18%±3.5Highest MD: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41%Highest MD: 43.4% 10.9%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±1.9Highest MD: 6.9% 3.3%±1.6Lowest MD: 6.9%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $134,673±$11kHighest 30% above MD $58,605±$32kLowest 43% below MD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $401,600±$17kHighest 4% below MD $214,000±$30kLowest 49% below MD

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,066±$158Highest 21% above MD $1,427±$630Lowest 16% below MD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,328Highest 19% below MD $2,818Lowest 31% below MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.2%±14.9Lowest MD: 51.5% 55.5%±25.6Highest MD: 51.5%

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

Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest MD: 9.4% 21.7%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Highest MD: 67.6% 57%Lowest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959 20 yrs older than MD 1959 20 yrs older than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 25% below MD 29 minHighest 7% below MD

Work from home 17.3%±3.2Highest MD: 19.3% 14%±6.7Lowest MD: 19.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.2%Highest 2.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 mi 8.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.69Highest 1.30Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Baltimore (16%)Baltimore (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lansdowne3% work in Linthicum

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 7.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 6.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.3Lowest 61.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #135 of 235 in MD #212 of 235 in MD

School district Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsBaltimore County Public Schools

High school in town None in townLansdowne High

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.6

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.

Linthicum vs Lansdowne

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Linthicum

Linthicum places higher on 12 of 19 MD lists

Linthicum and Lansdowne share a border

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