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A town of 5,372.
Hampton's standout: the median household earns $171K. Overall it grades B+, 117th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country and natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hampton, above both Maryland’s towns (42%) and U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 7 of Maryland’s 329 towns do better. Hampton has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hampton National Historic Site and Ravenshurst.
Where Hampton beats most towns.
43.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Hampton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,220 in 1980, 5,180 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hampton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
12 mi MuseumNS Savannah
11 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
10 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
Hampton 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 Hampton.
Hampton keeps more of its land conserved than most of Maryland and has less food insecurity than most of Maryland, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Maryland.
Its 1,745 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Maryland town. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #6 of 261 in Maryland.
Across 3 parks and preserves: 44 miles of trail. Cromwell Valley Park, at 445 acres with 13.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. More trails than any other town in Maryland.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area | 26.3 mi | 1,242 |
| 2. Cromwell Valley Park | 13.3 mi | 445 |
| 3. Hampton National Historic Site | 1.4 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Loch Raven High, with 780 students. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 555 | A− |
| Loch Raven HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 780 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 6.4% of its 4,071 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 1,659 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hampton’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Hampton, 28% sleep under 7 hours. Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Hampton. 12% of adults in Hampton report frequent mental distress; 28% have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Hampton beats Maryland on 22 and trails on 3.
| Hampton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hampton | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Hampton since 1984. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,372 working residents takes 24.1 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
The top destinations are Baltimore (29%), Towson (11%) and Cockeysville (5%). Most people who work leave Hampton to do it: just 3% work in town. In Hampton, 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| Hampton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $171,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.2 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The median sale price was $683,000 in May 2026. A home in Hampton typically sold within 5 days of listing. In Hampton, 63% of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
17 within 15 miles of the center of Hampton
About 5 of every 100 Hampton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Hampton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,052 at the 2010 census. Hampton is often considered a subdivision of the nearby community of Towson and is located just north of Baltimore, about twenty minutes from downtown. Hampton contains residences situated on lots up to several acres in a park-like setting (current zoning limits density to not more than two residential units per acre). The community is anchored by its principal landmark, the Hampton National Historic Site. The Towson United Methodist Church is located in Hampton, flanked on the south by I-695 and Goucher College.
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4 towns share a border with Hampton.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | #117 | B+ | C | — | C− | A |
| Lutherville | #110 | B+ | C | — | C− | A |
| Timonium | #143 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
| Carney | #172 | C+ | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Towson | #165 | B− | D | — | C− | A− |
Hampton, Lutherville, Timonium, Carney and Towson report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hampton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hampton grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #117 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and C− for schools, and has the most trail per square mile in the state. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $615,000, 45% 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.
Hampton has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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