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A town of 37,245, settled in 1833.
Owings Mills's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 163rd of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The median household earns $96K and it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $397K, 4 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. 45% of households own their home in Owings Mills, below both Maryland’s towns (74%) and U.S. towns (73%). Owings Mills is home to Stevenson University.
Where Owings Mills beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Stevenson University | 2,792 |
30,622 counted in 2010 and 35,674 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Owings Mills is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,810 in 1960, 35,674 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Owings Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw40 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw39 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw38 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank StadiumWhite 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 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain
Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills.
Owings Mills is mostly renters and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Owings Mills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Town ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 772 | B− |
| New Town HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,414 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
5.0 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Red Run Greenway Park & Trail, 243 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Owings Mills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Run Greenway Park & Trail | 1 mi | 243 |
| 2. Northwest Regional Park | 0.1 mi | 106 |
| 3. Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 58% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar.
Owings Mills beats the Maryland average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Owings Mills adults feel lonely.
| Owings Mills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Owings Mills | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.9% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Owings Mills has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 45.3% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Maryland.
People 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Owings Mills is 33.4 years. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Owings Mills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.4% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Owings Mills | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.5% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.2% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents leave Owings Mills for work: only 7% work in town. 20% of workers work from home in Owings Mills. Jobs based in Owings Mills fell to 19,688 in 2023, 1,157 fewer than in 2013.
| Owings Mills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Owings Mills’ median rent is $1,841 a month. The typical Owings Mills home is worth about $397,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% below the Maryland typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
18 within 15 miles of the center of Owings Mills
About 11 of every 100 Owings Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
4 places in Owings Mills on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Owings Mills.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,674. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus of the Baltimore Metro Subway, and housed the Owings Mills Mall until its closure in 2015. It is also home to the Baltimore Ravens' headquarters facility, and the studios for Maryland Public Television. In 2008, CNNMoney.com named Owings Mills number 49 of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch".
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3 towns share a border with Owings Mills.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owings Mills | #163 | B− | C− | — | C− | B+ |
| Randallstown | #204 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Garrison | #145 | B | C− | — | C− | A− |
| Reisterstown | #193 | C+ | C | — | C− | B− |
Owings Mills, Randallstown, Garrison and Reisterstown report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Owings Mills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Owings Mills grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #163 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
7 notable people were born here, including Blake Countess and Gerrard Sheppard.
