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Mays Chapel.
Mays Chapel is an unincorporated community in Baltimore 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 Mays Chapel
Mays Chapel is an unincorporated community in Maryland with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Mays Chapel deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- High home prices
- Air quality concerns
How Mays Chapel compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Mays Chapel
Based on Mays Chapel's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,478
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $69,560 a year
- 25% of Mays Chapel renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$92,960
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $46,480
- Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 23% above US
$1,739/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,739 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 $464,800. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $464,800 · 25% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.0% county unemployment
Unemployment in Baltimore County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Baltimore County (county-wide)
Safety
401 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Mays Chapel doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Baltimore County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 2400/100k · Policed by Baltimore County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.9 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; 21% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 32°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 101% above US
72% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Hampton National Historic Site (4 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Mays Chapel's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,739/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (21% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.
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