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40,379people live here $82,466median household incomeNear US average $1,494median rent per monthNear US average $294,200median home value▼ 12% below US

What it's like to live in Woodlawn (Baltimore County)

Woodlawn (Baltimore County) is a small city in Maryland with home prices that remain within reach 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. Woodlawn (Baltimore County) deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Affordable home prices
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns

How Woodlawn (Baltimore County) compares

Median household income

Woodlawn (Baltimore County)$82,466

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Woodlawn (Baltimore County)$1,494

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Woodlawn (Baltimore County)$294,200

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Woodlawn (Baltimore County)

Based on Woodlawn (Baltimore County)'s median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,988

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $59,760 a year
46% of Woodlawn (Baltimore County) renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$58,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,420
Homes cost 3.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,494/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,494 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 $294,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $294,200 · 46% 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

Woodlawn (Baltimore County) 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

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26 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; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

7.2%

Public transit

3.3%

Other

1.4%

Walk

0.9%

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

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforceNear US average

36% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 36% 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

9 public schools inside the boundary

There are 9 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. 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 Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (8 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Woodlawn (Baltimore County)'s strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoff is air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,494/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home).

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