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A town of contrasts. Its strongest is hazard risk (A+). Health is a strength too: residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is schools: its schools rank behind just over three quarters of the state's. It lags on cost of living as well: the typical home is worth about $444K, 4.5 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of 110th of 259 in Maryland. Set against the rest, it does better than 73% of U.S. towns. Just over two thirds of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lutherville, above both the Maryland town median (42%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Lutherville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Where Lutherville beats most towns.
Census counts: 12,265 in 1960, a peak of 24,055 in 1970, 6,835 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1872 and 3 maps from 1894 on.
Ordered by what stands out in Lutherville.
Lutherville has less food insecurity than most of Maryland and has commutes shorter than most of Maryland, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 7.4% of its 5,326 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
Among adults in Lutherville, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Lutherville beats the Maryland average on 21 and trails it on 1. In Lutherville, 7.5% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lutherville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lutherville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Lutherville teach 1,444 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgely MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,039 | A− |
| Lutherville LaboratoryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 405 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Flood insurance has paid out on 25 claims in Lutherville since 1979. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 98% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 46% come from inland flooding and 20% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 19 inches of snow, with January nights at 24° and July afternoons at 88°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 3,321 working residents takes 24.8 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Just 2% of Lutherville’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time for Lutherville comes to 25 minutes. The top destinations are Baltimore (28%), Towson (11%) and Cockeysville (7%). The share of residents in Lutherville who live below the poverty line: 4.2%.
| Lutherville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. For Lutherville, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Lutherville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orchard Hills Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Seminary Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Country Club Park Stream Valley | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
65.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
A home in Lutherville typically sold within 30 days of listing. 85% of households are owner-occupiers in the town. Also worth knowing: the typical rent locally is $1,423 a month.
| Lutherville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,423 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lutherville. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
10 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 draw38 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
9 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
Lutherville 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.
17 within 15 miles of the center of Lutherville
About 5 of every 100 Lutherville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
5 notable people were born in Lutherville.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Lutherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 6,835. Prior to 2010 the area was part of the Lutherville-Timonium CDP. Within its borders lies the Lutherville Historic District.
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4 towns share a border with Lutherville.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Hampton (B+) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutherville | #110 | B+ | C | — | C− | A |
| Hampton | #117 | B+ | C | — | C− | A |
| Timonium | #143 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
| Towson | #165 | B− | D | — | C− | A− |
| Mays Chapel | #136 | B | C− | — | C− | A+ |
Lutherville, Hampton, Timonium, Towson and Mays Chapel report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lutherville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lutherville grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #110 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $444,000, 4% 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.
5 notable people were born here, including Bosley Crowther and Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott.
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