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23,962 people live in this town, settled in 1848.
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $473K, 4.8 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. With a C+ overall, Cockeysville is better than 37% of U.S. towns and ranks 189th of 259 in Maryland. On walkability it is strong — it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The town’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. 26% of the land locally is conserved, where Maryland’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 36% of households own their home in Cockeysville, below both the Maryland town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places · USGS PAD-US.
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.
Trails run 49 miles in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is County Home Park, at 103 acres. Parks and preserves in Cockeysville: 10, covering 1,800 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
The largest public high school is Dulaney High, with 1,889 students. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 7 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| 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.
The share of working residents in Cockeysville who work locally: 14%. Jobs based in the town fell to 32,509 in 2023, 6,086 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: its average commute comes in at 24 minutes. The median commute is under 12 miles.
| 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
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cockeysville, 58% come from inland flooding and 14% from heat waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. The town has had 110 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Cockeysville, 16% of adults report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cockeysville is ahead of Maryland on 4 and behind on 2. 14% of adults in Cockeysville binge drink; 32% have obesity.
| 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.
For residents in Cockeysville, the share who are under 18 is 20%. Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 35% of residents (40% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 48%, against 44% across Maryland.
| 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
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 typical rent in Cockeysville is $1,603 a month. Homes in the town are typically worth about $473,000, up 1.3% in a year, 11% above the Maryland typical home. A home in Cockeysville typically sold within 42 days of listing.
| 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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