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72,590people live here $88,280median household incomeNear US average $1,648median rent per month▲ 17% above US $348,900median home valueNear US average

Glen Burnie is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Glen Burnie

Glen Burnie is a large unincorporated community in Maryland with county unemployment below the national average and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Glen Burnie deals with rent well above the national average and cold winters.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Cold winters

How Glen Burnie compares

Median household income

Glen Burnie$88,280

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Glen Burnie$1,648

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Glen Burnie$348,900

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Glen Burnie

Based on Glen Burnie's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,296

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $65,920 a year
47% of Glen Burnie renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$69,780

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,890
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 17% above US

$1,648/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,648 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $348,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $348,900 · 47% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Anne Arundel County is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Anne Arundel County (county-wide)

Safety

274 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Glen Burnie doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Anne Arundel County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1691/100k · Policed by Anne Arundel County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

9.4%

Public transit

2.2%

Other

1.5%

Walk

1.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 87°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 27°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 5.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 24% below US

27% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 27%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

19 public schools inside the boundary

There are 19 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (7 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Glen Burnie's strongest point is county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,648/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low).

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