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25,582people live here $85,543median household incomeNear US average $1,600median rent per month▲ 13% above US $358,700median home valueNear US average

Reisterstown 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 Reisterstown

Reisterstown is an unincorporated community in Maryland with 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. Reisterstown deals with commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and cold winters.

The good

Highly educated workforce
Average class sizes

The not so good

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

How Reisterstown compares

Median household income

Reisterstown$85,543

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Reisterstown$1,600

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Reisterstown$358,700

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Reisterstown

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

To rent

$3,200

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $64,000 a year
62% of Reisterstown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$71,740

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $35,870
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 13% above US

$1,600/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,600 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $358,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $358,700 · 62% 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

Reisterstown 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▲ 15% above US

30 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 24% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

62%

Work from home

24%

Carpool

7.4%

Public transit

4.5%

Other

1.3%

Walk

0.9%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 26°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 28% above US

46% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 46% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

8 public schools inside the boundary

There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to 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 (13 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Reisterstown's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,600/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (24% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.

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