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A town of 7,876, settled in 1892.
Lansdowne's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, 206th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. It has 7 miles of trail and it is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. Lansdowne’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Maryland’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lansdowne. Hull Memorial Christian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lansdowne beats most towns.
7.2% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Lansdowne is from typical.
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Census counts: 13,134 in 1960, a peak of 17,770 in 1970, 9,004 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lansdowne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw31 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
Big draw33 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw32 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0
Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne.
Lansdowne has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Maryland and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Maryland rate.
6.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hillcrest Park, at 20 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Patapsco Valley State Park Halethorpe Ponds Area | 4.4 mi | 235 |
| 2. Hillcrest Park | 0.2 mi | 20 |
| 3. Sandy Hills Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lansdowne High, with 1,313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 661 | C− |
| Lansdowne HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,313 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lansdowne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
21% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lansdowne, where Maryland’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 17%. 39% of adults feel lonely in Lansdowne. Lansdowne beats the Maryland average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Lansdowne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Lansdowne | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 35.4% | 38.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 89°, the #2 highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records; January nights average 27.5°.
Lansdowne has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lansdowne is 89°F. About 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lansdowne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 28°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 3,232 in 2013 to 4,477.
Most working residents leave Lansdowne for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of Lansdowne residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Lansdowne has added 1,245 jobs, to 4,477 in 2023.
| Lansdowne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.2 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Lansdowne’s median rent is $1,427 a month.
| Lansdowne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,427 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
19 within 15 miles of the center of Lansdowne
About 3 of every 100 Lansdowne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Lansdowne is a census-designated place in southern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located just south of Baltimore. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,409. At the 2000 census and earlier, the area was delineated as part of the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands CDP.
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4 towns share a border with Lansdowne.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne | #206 | C | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Arbutus | #109 | B+ | B− | — | C− | A− |
| Baltimore Highlands | #231 | C− | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Baltimore | #251 | D | B− | D− | D− | C |
| Linthicum | #77 | A− | C+ | — | B− | A |
Lansdowne, Arbutus, Baltimore Highlands and Linthicum report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lansdowne with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lansdowne grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #206 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $214,000, 50% 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 B−.
