Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,006.
Bowleys Quarters grades C overall, 218th among Maryland's 259 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $100K. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $400K for a typical one and 4 times the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Only 31 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Miami Beach Park, at 58 acres.
Where Bowleys Quarters beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Bowleys Quarters is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,595 in 1990, 6,853 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 8 maps from 1893 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bowleys Quarters. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
10 mi MuseumNS Savannah
11 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
13 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumM&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 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bowleys Quarters is unincorporated, so Baltimore 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 Bowleys Quarters.
Bowleys Quarters sends most of its workers to Baltimore and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland; it also has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 344 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Bowleys Quarters has 988 jobs for its 3,633 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Bowleys Quarters for work: only 2% work in town. At 29 minutes, Bowleys Quarters’ average trip to work is below the Maryland town median (32 minutes) but above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Bowleys Quarters.
| Bowleys Quarters | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 85 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bowleys Quarters.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bowleys Quarters has chilly winters and warm summers. At 89°F, Bowleys Quarters’ July high is against 88°F in Maryland’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Bowleys Quarters | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami Beach Park | 0.8 mi | 58 |
| 2. Carrollwood Manor | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 72% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 8,669 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bowleys Quarters’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bowleys Quarters beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Bowleys Quarters adults report frequent mental distress.
| Bowleys Quarters | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bowleys Quarters | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 13.5% | 10.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23.6% | 19.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
75.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
The median rent in Bowleys Quarters is $1,747 a month.
| Bowleys Quarters | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,747 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 within 15 miles of the center of Bowleys Quarters
About 5 of every 100 Bowleys Quarters residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Bowleys Quarters’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Bowleys Quarters is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, with a population of 6,755 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Bowleys Quarters.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowleys Quarters | #218 | C | C− | — | C− | B |
| Middle River | #216 | C | C | — | C− | C |
| Essex | #196 | C | B− | — | C− | C |
Bowleys Quarters, Middle River and Essex report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bowleys Quarters with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bowleys Quarters grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #218 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $400,000, 6% below 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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