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A town of 31,302.
Bel Air North grades A overall, 62nd of 259 graded towns in Maryland, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $137K and residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 64% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $446K, 4.5 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. 15% of the land in Bel Air North is conserved, above both Maryland’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Bel Air North has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tudor Hall and D. H. Springhouse.
Where Bel Air North beats most towns.
Where Bel Air North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Bel Air North is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,771 in 1970, 31,841 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1901 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Bel Air North is unincorporated, so Harford County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bel Air North.
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 24,276 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 3,809 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bel Air North’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in the town, 31% feel lonely, against 34% in Maryland’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. Bel Air North: a third of adults have obesity. Against the Maryland average, Bel Air North comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Bel Air North | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bel Air North | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Harford County Public Schools. Below: Two of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is C. Milton Wright High, with 1,291 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,192 | A− |
| C. Milton Wright HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,291 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected losses in Bel Air North break down as 59% from inland flooding and 10% from heat waves. The FEMA risk score in the town is 13 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 6 claims locally since 1984.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Bel Air North for work: only 5% work in town. Its typical journey to work stands at 33 minutes. Half commute less than 16 miles. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.5%.
| Bel Air North | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $137,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winters in Bel Air North are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heavenly Waters Park, at 316 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 5 parks and preserves: 5.2 miles of trail. In Bel Air North, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heavenly Waters Park | 1.4 mi | 316 |
| 2. Blake's Venture Park | 0.3 mi | 44 |
| 3. Vale Road Park | 0.3 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Bel Air North, just over a quarter of residents are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Maryland has 44% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 49%.
| Bel Air North | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.1, men 40.5.
| Bel Air North | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.2% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Among households in Bel Air North, 91% live in a home they own. Its rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,624 a month. In Bel Air North, 45% of sales closed above the list price.
| Bel Air North | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,624 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bel Air North. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
23 mi MuseumNS Savannah
23 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
22 mi MuseumWalters Art Museum
23 mi Stadium & arenaCFG Bank ArenaM&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CFG Bank Arena: Don Woods, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bel Air North
About 5 of every 100 Bel Air North residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
6 places in Bel Air North on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Bel Air North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is situated immediately north of (and excludes) the incorporated town of Bel Air. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 30,568, up from 25,798 in 2000.
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3 towns share a border with Bel Air North.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Bel Air South (A) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Air North | #62 | A | C+ | — | B | A |
| Fallston | #98 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Bel Air | #158 | B− | C | C | B | B+ |
| Bel Air South | #67 | A | C | — | B | A− |
Bel Air North, Fallston and Bel Air South report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bel Air North with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bel Air North grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #62 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $447,000, 5% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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