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A town of 23,962, settled in 1848.
Cockeysville's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, 189th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns and it has 49 miles of trail and 26% conserved land. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $473K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Cockeysville’s trail density is 4.0 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Maryland’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Stone Hall and Western Run-Belfast Road Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Cockeysville beats most towns.
25.9% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Cockeysville is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 15%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 17,013 in 1980, 24,184 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cockeysville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
16 mi MuseumNS Savannah
15 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumWalters Art Museum
13 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
Cockeysville 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 Cockeysville.
Cockeysville has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Maryland, draws workers from Baltimore and beyond and is mostly renters.
At 4 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #2 of 188 Maryland towns.
49 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is County Home Park, at 103 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area | 40.4 mi | 1,618 |
| 2. County Home Park | 0.5 mi | 103 |
| 3. MDOT State Highway Administration District 4 Office | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dulaney High, with 1,889 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockeysville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 928 | B+ |
| Dulaney HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,889 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
32,509 jobs are based in Cockeysville, 3.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 23.9 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Cockeysville for work: only 14% work in town. Cockeysville’s average trip to work is 24 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Cockeysville fell to 32,509 in 2023, 6,086 fewer than in 2013.
| Cockeysville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 110 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cockeysville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cockeysville beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cockeysville.
| Cockeysville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cockeysville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.9% | 76.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 35.8% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Maryland.
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 35% of residents (40% statewide). 48% of Cockeysville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Cockeysville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 42% | 29% |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 64% are men (MD 49%). Median age: women 34.9, men 35.2.
| Cockeysville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Cockeysville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Cockeysville is $1,603 a month. The typical Cockeysville home is worth about $473,000, up 1.3% in a year, 11% above the Maryland typical home.
| Cockeysville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 36% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,603 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 within 15 miles of the center of Cockeysville
About 6 of every 100 Cockeysville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
20,776 counted in 2010 and 24,184 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Cockeysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,776 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Cockeysville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockeysville | #189 | C+ | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Timonium | #143 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
| Mays Chapel | #136 | B | C− | — | C− | A+ |
Cockeysville, Timonium and Mays Chapel report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cockeysville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cockeysville grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #189 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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