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City · 8,206 residents · Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore Highlands , Maryland

In Baltimore Highlands, a typical home is worth $267,200 and typical rent is $1,392 a month. Compared with all of Baltimore County, typical household income is 32% lower, the typical home value is 24% lower, and the share of households that own their home is 12 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $267,200

    24% below the county

    36% below Maryland

    • Baltimore Highlands
    • Baltimore
    • Maryland

  • Typical rent

    $1,392a month

    14% below the county

    18% below Maryland

    • Baltimore Highlands
    • Baltimore
    • Maryland

  • Typical household income

    $62,304a year

    32% below the county

    40% below Maryland

    • Baltimore Highlands
    • Baltimore
    • Maryland

  • Households that own their home

    54%

    12 points below the county

    14 points below Maryland

    • Baltimore Highlands
    • Baltimore
    • Maryland

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Baltimore Highlands is in Baltimore County. The FHA loan limit ($747,500 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Baltimore County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Baltimore Highlands apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical household income in Baltimore Highlands is $62,304, 32% less than in Baltimore County as a whole ($91,768).

  2. Nearby, in Lansdowne, the typical home value is $214,000: 20% less than in Baltimore Highlands ($267,200).

  3. The typical home in Baltimore Highlands is worth $267,200, 24% less than in Baltimore County as a whole ($349,300).

  4. 54% of households in Baltimore Highlands own their home, against 66% in Baltimore County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Baltimore Highlands

What homes there are in Baltimore Highlands, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

In Baltimore Highlands there is a bit of everything: no kind of home reaches half. The most common are attached houses (townhouses) (43%), more than in Baltimore County (24%).

Year built

Homes in Baltimore Highlands are older: the typical year built is 1959; in Baltimore County, 1973.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$1,662 a month

Baltimore County: $2,049 a month

Without a mortgage

$743 a month

Baltimore County: $703 a month

Owners with a mortgage

61%

Baltimore County: 67%

Owning costs less in Baltimore Highlands: with a mortgage, the typical cost is $1,662 a month; in Baltimore County, $2,049. Without one, $743.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the typical home value in Baltimore Highlands rose 39%; in Baltimore County, it rose 34%.

The typical rent in Baltimore Highlands rose 25% since 2015–2019, about the same as in Baltimore County (25%).

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureBaltimore HighlandsBaltimore CountyMarylandUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.8%4.7%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.7%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate2.1%2.5%3.4%
People per household 2.822.502.572.53
Drive alone 66%70%65%69%
Carpool 14%8%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate3%4%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate2%2%3%
Work from home 11%17%19%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

More people live in each home here: 2.82 on average, against 2.50 in Baltimore County.

More people carpool to work in Baltimore Highlands than in Baltimore County: 14% against 8%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Baltimore Highlands?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Baltimore Highlands, worth $267,200, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 44% of the typical household income in Baltimore Highlands, which is $62,304 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $96,886 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Baltimore County.

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Baltimore Highlands. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $9,352 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$2,261

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$262,360
Total interest
$377,475
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $4,512 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $1,454 a month

  • Tight

    $1,454 to $1,869 a month

  • Hard

    more than $1,869 a month

    Your payment · 44%

Compared with the typical household income in Baltimore Highlands ($62,304 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$2,261
Principal & interest$1,777
Property tax$254
Home insurance$111
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$118

You need at least $9,352 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Baltimore Highlands and Baltimore County

Baltimore Highlands is in Baltimore County, Maryland. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Baltimore Highlands's own numbers

Typical home value
$267,200
Typical monthly rent
$1,392
Typical yearly household income
$62,304
Households that own their home
54%
Effective property tax rate
1.14%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Baltimore County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$747,500
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,006
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+39%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Baltimore County.

Everything about Baltimore County

Buying

Buying a home in Baltimore Highlands

A typical home in Baltimore Highlands is worth $267,200: 24% below the county and 36% below Maryland. With the typical household income in Baltimore Highlands ($62,304 a year), a typical home costs 4.3 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Baltimore Highlands 4.3 years
  • Baltimore 3.8 years
  • Maryland 4.1 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Baltimore County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Baltimore County rose 58% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Baltimore County.

Period County Maryland U.S.
Last year (2025) +2.9% +2.7% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +39% +40% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +58% +60% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Baltimore Highlands next to Baltimore County, Maryland and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Baltimore Highlands $267,200
  • Baltimore $349,300
  • Maryland $419,900
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Baltimore Highlands $1,392
  • Baltimore $1,627
  • Maryland $1,705
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Baltimore Highlands $62,304
  • Baltimore $91,768
  • Maryland $103,678
  • United States $80,734
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Baltimore Highlands next to Baltimore County and Maryland
Measure Baltimore Highlands Baltimore County Maryland U.S.
Typical home value $267,200 $349,300 $419,900 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,392 $1,627 $1,705 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $62,304 $91,768 $103,678 $80,734
Households that own their home 54% 66% 68% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $3,054 $3,736 $4,093 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.14% 1.07% 0.97% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 57% 54% 51% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Baltimore County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Baltimore Highlands

For a typical $267,200 home in Baltimore Highlands, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Baltimore Highlands's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $2,261a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $9,352
    Cash to close
    $17,368
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $118

  • Conventional, 5% down $2,212a month

    Down payment
    $13,360
    Cash to close
    $21,376
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $127

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $1,813a month

    Down payment
    $53,440
    Cash to close
    $61,456
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $2,060a month

    Down payment
    $40,080
    Cash to close
    $48,096
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Baltimore Highlands and for Baltimore County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Baltimore Highlands

1.14%of the home’s value each year

$3,054 a year for the typical owner in Baltimore Highlands.

  • Baltimore Highlands 1.14%
  • Baltimore 1.07%
  • Maryland 0.97%

What Maryland publishes Homestead tax credit (cap on yearly assessment increases) (Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Tax-Property Article))

Exemptions and deadlines in Maryland

Flood risk in Baltimore County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Baltimore County.

FEMA’s maps count no homes in the high-risk zone in Baltimore County. That does not mean it cannot flood: check your address.

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Baltimore Highlands

Typical rent in Baltimore Highlands is $1,392 a month: 14% below the county. In Baltimore Highlands, 57% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Baltimore County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,006 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $38.58 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Baltimore County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,523 $29.29 $60,920
1 bedroom $1,625 $31.25 $65,000
2 bedrooms $2,006 $38.58 $80,240
3 bedrooms $2,509 $48.25 $100,360
4 bedrooms $2,789 $53.63 $111,560

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Baltimore Highlands

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Baltimore Highlands is in ZIP code 21227.

For 2 bedrooms it is $1,750: $256 less than the fair market rent for Baltimore County ($2,006).

  • 21227 $1,750$2,190

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Baltimore Highlands when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Free help

Help to buy or rent in Baltimore Highlands

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 2 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Baltimore County; none says it serves in Spanish.

Two women and a girl laugh together at the bus stop.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Baltimore Highlands

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Baltimore Highlands or Baltimore County. The ones below are statewide in Maryland: they work in Baltimore Highlands the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Maryland

  • MMP 1st Time Advantage

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program mortgages for first-time buyers, with a deferred 0% second mortgage for the down payment: $6,000, or 3%, 4% or 5% of the loan. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • MMP Flex Loans

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program mortgages for first-time buyers and for people who have owned a home before; Flex 6000 brings $6,000 and Flex 3% brings 3% of the loan for the down payment, as a deferred 0% second loan. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • Maryland SmartBuy

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program loan of up to 15% of the price (maximum $25,000) to pay off your student debt when you buy a home; no interest or monthly payments, and forgiven after five years if you stay in the home. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Forgivable

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near Baltimore Highlands

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Baltimore Highlands, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Homefree-USA Baltimore Branch

    1068 W Fayette St, Baltimore · 4 miles away

    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • Homebuyer education workshops
    (301) 891-8400

  • Credit.org - Maryland Branch

    400 E Pratt St, Baltimore · 4 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and credit workshops
    • and 4 more
    (800) 431-8157

  • NSC (naca Counseling Subsidiary) - Baltimore, MD

    11 E Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore · 5 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (410) 783-0465

Every agency in Baltimore County All counseling agencies in Maryland

Help in Spanish near Baltimore Highlands

2 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Baltimore Highlands

HUD’s record names them for Baltimore Highlands or Baltimore County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

All housing agencies in Maryland Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Baltimore County

These cities are also in Baltimore County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Baltimore County Housing in Maryland
See 18 more cities in Baltimore County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Baltimore Highlands, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Baltimore County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Baltimore Highlands.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Baltimore Highlands

Short answers with the numbers for Baltimore Highlands and all of Baltimore County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Baltimore Highlands?

The typical home value in Baltimore Highlands is $267,200, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Baltimore County it is $349,300.

How much does it cost to rent in Baltimore Highlands?

Typical rent in Baltimore Highlands is $1,392 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Baltimore County is $2,006.

What is the FHA loan limit in Baltimore Highlands?

Baltimore Highlands uses the FHA limit for all of Baltimore County (2026): $747,500 for a one-unit home and $1,437,500 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Baltimore Highlands?

The typical homeowner in Baltimore Highlands pays $3,054 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.14% of the home’s value; in Baltimore County, the rate is 1.07%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Baltimore Highlands?

There are 2 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Baltimore County. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).