Baltimore MD
Maryland · Pop. 573,243
Baltimore, MD: median household income of $62,177, median rent of $1,331/mo, 6.5% unemployment. Our verdict: It Depends.
Score Breakdown
Key Metrics
Median Income
$62,177
per year
Median Rent
$1,331
per month
Median Home
$230k
home value
Unemployment
6.5%
of labor force
Poverty Rate
19.8%
below poverty line
Avg. Commute
29 min
one way
City Reality Check honest
"Baltimore, MD Reality Check"
In Baltimore, the rent-to-income burden runs around 26% — acceptable by national standards. Median income sits at $62,177 and median rent is $1,331/month. 51% of renters are cost-burdened (30%+ of income on housing). Landlords are winning; everyone else is treading water. Median home value: $229,600 — that's 3.7× the median income. Employment picture: 6.54% unemployment — a average employment landscape. Poverty rate: 19.8% — well above the national average. The headline economic numbers hide a bifurcated city. Average commute: 29 minutes — acceptable. Violent crime: 139.7/100k avg monthly rate (35238 reported); Property crime: 285.9/100k avg monthly rate (72141 reported). Baltimore was founded in 1729 — that's 297 years of history baked into the streets. The city covers 92.1 sq miles at 6,228 people/sq mile — moderately dense. Elevation: 33 ft — essentially flat — floods are a real conversation. Known as: "Charm City | Bodymore, Murderland". Baltimore has 15 sister cities — cosmopolitan on paper, at least. RoastMyCity overall score: 60/100 — It Depends.
Local Context
Weather
/100Average high 65.4°F, low 49.1°F. 16 days per year above 90°F. 70.4 inches of annual precipitation.
Safety
/100Violent crime: 139.7/100k avg monthly rate (35238 reported); Property crime: 285.9/100k avg monthly rate (72141 reported).