Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 29,105: a town settled in 1877.
Perry Hall’s grades pull in different directions. On incomes it is strong: the median household earns $106K. Health is another plus: it is healthier than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns. What counts against it is schools (C−): its public schools trail just over three quarters of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Cost of living is weaker too: the typical home is worth about $426K, 4.3 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. The overall grade lands at B+, 122nd of 259 in Maryland. That leaves it better than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. The town’s density of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Maryland’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
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.
Count the trails in 14 parks and preserves and they come to 15 miles. 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
Below: Two of its 9 schools, each with why it was picked. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. Public school enrollment in Perry Hall: 2,955 students across 4 schools.
| 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
Of the losses FEMA expects in Perry Hall, 38% come from inland flooding and 36% from heat waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 95% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Perry Hall once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Perry Hall beats the Maryland average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 31%. 14% of adults in Perry Hall binge drink; 11% report frequent physical distress.
| 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
The top destinations are Baltimore (27%), Towson (8%) and Cockeysville (4%). The average commute for Perry Hall comes to 29 minutes. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| 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’s peak summer temperature comes in at 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over two in five adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Maryland average. Among residents in Perry Hall, 22% are under 18.
| 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
In Perry Hall, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,706 a month. On the market locally: a median 26 days to sell. Bidding over the asking price: 36% of homes sold in the town.
| Perry Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,706 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
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−.
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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