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13,035people live here $88,841median household income▲ 10% above US $1,473median rent per monthNear US average $263,900median home value▼ 21% below US

Overlea 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 Overlea

Overlea is an unincorporated community in Maryland with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above 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. Overlea deals with commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Affordable home prices
Higher-than-average incomes
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters

How Overlea compares

Median household income

Overlea$88,841

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Overlea$1,473

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Overlea$263,900

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Overlea

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

To rent

$2,946

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,920 a year
51% of Overlea renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$52,780

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $26,390
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,473/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,473 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $263,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $263,900 · 51% 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

Overlea 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 around▲ 11% above US

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.8 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; 15% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Work from home

15%

Carpool

8.6%

Other

2.6%

Walk

1.8%

Public transit

1.2%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

35% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 35% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, 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 Hampton National Historic Site (5 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Overlea's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,473/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (15% of workers here already work from home).

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