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A town of 27,074, settled in 1882.
Lochearn is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 190th of 259 graded towns in Maryland, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $75K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $312K, 3.1 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Lochearn is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 91% of U.S. towns. Sudbrook Park is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lochearn’s median household income is $75,000, below Maryland’s towns ($113,000) and close to U.S. towns ($80,000).
Where Lochearn beats most towns.
Where Lochearn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Lochearn is from typical.
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Census counts: 26,908 in 1980, 25,511 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lochearn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw37 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw37 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw36 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain
Lochearn 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 Lochearn.
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbrook Magnet MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 821 | B− |
| Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, Inc. PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1,045 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 58 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lochearn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lochearn has 2,002 jobs for its 11,291 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lochearn for work: only 1% work in town. Lochearn’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Lochearn has lost 166 jobs, to 2,002 in 2023.
| Lochearn | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 10% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median rent in Lochearn is $1,460 a month. The typical Lochearn home is worth about $312,000, up 1.1% in a year, 27% below the Maryland typical home. 65% of households own their home in Lochearn.
| Lochearn | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,460 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lochearn has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.8 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Villa Nova Park, at 158 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Powder Mill Park | 0.5 mi | 38 |
| 2. Villa Nova Park | — | 158 |
| 3. Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park | — | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of Lochearn adults have diabetes. Only 5 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Lochearn. 41% of Lochearn adults have obesity.
| Lochearn | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Lochearn | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Lochearn | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.5, men 37.7.
| Lochearn | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
18 within 15 miles of the center of Lochearn
About 7 of every 100 Lochearn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Lochearn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located immediately to the west of the City of Baltimore. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,511.
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4 towns share a border with Lochearn.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochearn | #190 | C+ | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Woodlawn | #181 | C+ | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Baltimore | #251 | D | B− | D− | D− | C |
| Pikesville | #156 | B− | C− | — | C− | A− |
| Milford Mill | #202 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
Lochearn, Woodlawn, Pikesville and Milford Mill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lochearn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lochearn grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #190 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
