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1887
Baltimore, from the City Flags series (N6) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887
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Highfield House
Highfield House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 12, 2007. It is significant for its architecture and landscape design at the local level.
About Baltimore
Largest city in Maryland, United StatesBaltimore, 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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How Baltimore ranks
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Housing in Baltimore
The typical Baltimore home is worth about $187,000, down 3.4% in a year, 56% below the Maryland typical home.
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Safety in Baltimore
Safety Grade D-
Baltimore reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
Work & commute in Baltimore
Full picture →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.
Health in Baltimore
Health Grade C
Healthier than 30% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Baltimore
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Baltimore
Full climate →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.
Schools in Baltimore
All Baltimore schools →School Grade D-
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
Baltimore is a college town
Colleges →of Baltimore’s residents are enrolled in college. Johns Hopkins University has about 17,183 students on campus, and 9 more colleges are in town.
Baltimore’s library
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