Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 29,105, settled in 1877.
Perry Hall's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 122nd of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The median household earns $106K and residents are healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Perry Hall’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Maryland’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 26 of Maryland’s 329 towns do better. Perry Hall is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Perry Hall beats most towns.
16.6% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Perry Hall is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,446 in 1970, 29,409 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1800 and 7 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Hall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
11 mi MuseumNS Savannah
11 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumWalters Art Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaCFG Bank ArenaM&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 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CFG Bank Arena: Don Woods, CC BY-SA 3.0
Perry Hall 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 Perry Hall.
15 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweathouse Area, 462 acres with 8.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweathouse Area | 8.8 mi | 462 |
| 2. Gunpowder Falls State Park Graham Memorial Park Area | 1.5 mi | 62 |
| 3. Indian Rock Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Hall MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,582 | B+ |
| Bayaan Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 3–12 | Grades 3–12 | 766 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Perry Hall.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31% of Perry Hall adults have obesity, where Maryland’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 35%. 14% of adults binge drink in Perry Hall. Perry Hall beats the Maryland average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Perry Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Perry Hall | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Perry Hall for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Perry Hall is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Baltimore (27%), Towson (8%) and Cockeysville (4%).
| Perry Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perry Hall has chilly winters and warm summers. Perry Hall’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 42% of Perry Hall adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Perry Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.8, men 38.4.
| Perry Hall | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Hall
About 8 of every 100 Perry Hall residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Perry Hall’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Baltimore.
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3 towns share a border with Perry Hall.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Honeygo (B) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Hall | #122 | B+ | C | — | C− | A− |
| White Marsh | #160 | B− | C | — | C− | A− |
| Carney | #172 | C+ | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Honeygo | #134 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
Perry Hall, White Marsh, Carney and Honeygo report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Hall with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Perry Hall grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #122 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($99,470 across the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Pete Caringi and Johnny Klausmeier.
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