Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 16,066.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mays Chapel grades B overall, 136th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. The median household earns $127K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $465K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mays Chapel, against 42% in Maryland’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Brooklandwood and Lutherville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 6 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Mays Chapel.
Where Mays Chapel beats most towns.
Where Mays Chapel’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 Mays Chapel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,213 in 1980, 12,224 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mays Chapel. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
14 mi MuseumNS Savannah
13 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw39 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
Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel.
Mays Chapel has less food insecurity than most of Maryland and has commutes shorter than most of Maryland.
The biggest place to walk is Mays Chapel North Open Space, 132 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. There are 6.3 miles of trail across 9 parks and preserves. For Mays Chapel, the trail network density is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Mays Chapel | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mays Chapel North Open Space | 1.3 mi | 132 |
| 2. Stormwater Management Area | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 3. Valley Fields South | 0.2 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. The 2 public schools in Mays Chapel teach 1,255 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Chapel ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 657 | A− |
| Pinewood ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 598 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 9,491 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Mays Chapel. 81% of adults had a checkup this year in Mays Chapel. Two figures for adults locally: 12% report frequent mental distress, 9% report frequent physical distress. Against the Maryland average, Mays Chapel comes out ahead on 23 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Mays Chapel | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mays Chapel | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mays Chapel. On expected storm and flood damage, Mays Chapel sits below 91% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 6,868 working residents takes 24.9 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland. Jobs based here grew from 2,817 in 2013 to 4,014.
The share of workers in Mays Chapel who work from home: 21%. Commuting out is the norm here: 3% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 1,197, to 4,014. In Mays Chapel, the mean commuting time is 25 minutes.
| Mays Chapel | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 24° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mays Chapel’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,739 a month. Just over four fifths of Mays Chapel households are owner-occupiers. Bidding over the asking price: 29% of homes sold locally.
| Mays Chapel | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,739 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
17 within 15 miles of the center of Mays Chapel
About 4 of every 100 Mays Chapel residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Mays Chapel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,420 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Mays Chapel.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Chapel | #136 | B | C− | — | C− | A+ |
| Towson | #165 | B− | D | — | C− | A− |
| Cockeysville | #189 | C+ | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Lutherville | #110 | B+ | C | — | C− | A |
| Timonium | #143 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
Mays Chapel, Towson, Cockeysville, Lutherville and Timonium report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mays Chapel with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mays Chapel grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #136 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $465,000, 9% 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−.
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