A city of 573,243, settled in 1729. Home to 309 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Baltimore does most differently from other towns.
1856 · Alexandroffsky5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 309 places on the National Register.
10 colleges in town.
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Ordered by what stands out in Baltimore. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Baltimore home is worth about $187,000, down 3.4% in a year, 56% below the Maryland typical home.
85 miles of trails across 240 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park | 10.5 mi | 998 |
| 2. Druid Hill Park | 5 mi | 605 |
| 3. Herring Run Park | 4.9 mi | 455 |
Baltimore beats the Maryland average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Baltimore | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 35.3% | 38.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.3% | 8.4% |
The public schools Baltimore’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 100% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Harmony Academy | PK–8 | 1,399 | C− |
| Roland Park Elementary/Middle | PK–8 | 1,371 | A− |
| Lakeland Elementary/Middle | PK–8 | 1,070 | C− |
| John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle | PK–8 | 1,061 | D |
| Hampstead Hill Academy | PK–8 | 933 | B+ |
| The Belair-Edison School | PK–8 | 911 | C− |
Baltimore reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
44% of Baltimore’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Towson (4%), Columbia (2%) and Cockeysville (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.
Baltimore has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
309 places in Baltimore on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in Baltimore.
Largest city in Maryland, United States
Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 569,997 in 2025, while the Baltimore metropolitan area at 2.86 million residents is the 22nd-largest metropolitan area in the nation. The city is also part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which had a population of 9.97 million in 2020. Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851. Though not located under the jurisdiction of any county in the state, it forms part of the Central Maryland region together with the surrounding coun…
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10 towns share a border with Baltimore.
