Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, settled in 1817, counts 33,524 residents.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its standout strength is health (A−): it is healthier than just over four fifths of U.S. towns. With a B− overall, Pikesville is better than 55% of U.S. towns and ranks 156th of 259 in Maryland. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $429K, 4.3 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. This Maryland town is home to Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore. The town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town, where Maryland’s towns sit at 42% and U.S. towns at 29%. Pikesville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fort Garrison and Rockland Historic District.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pikesville beats most towns.
Census counts: 18,737 in 1960, 34,168 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1894 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Pikesville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pikesville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw40 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw39 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden YardsWhite 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 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pikesville 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 Pikesville.
Flood insurance has paid out on 45 claims in Pikesville since 1979. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 95% of U.S. communities. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 27%. One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Pikesville households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Three of the 14 schools are below, and why each made the list. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. The 4 public schools in Pikesville teach 1,382 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikesville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 943 | B− |
| Pikesville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 908 | A− |
| Summit Park ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 520 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Of 32 CDC measures, Pikesville beats the Maryland average on 16 and trails it on 3. Pikesville: 13% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults in the town: 33% sleep under 7 hours, 8.5% smoke cigarettes.
| Pikesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pikesville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is The Cloisters, at 58 acres. Across 6 parks and preserves: 7.2 miles of trail. For Pikesville, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Pikesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Cloisters | — | 58 |
| 2. Meadowood Regional Park | — | 25 |
| 3. Nature conservation easement | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 88° and January nights of 24°, with about 19 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 13,350 working residents takes 24.8 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
The top destinations are Baltimore (30%), Towson (6%) and Owings Mills (3%). Most people who work leave Pikesville to do it: just 9% work in town. Since 2013, Pikesville has added 2,317 jobs, to 16,532 in 2023. Also worth knowing: among workers locally, 25% work remotely from home.
| Pikesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Pikesville home is worth about $429,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the Maryland typical home. The going rate for rent here is $1,707 a month. In Pikesville, two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.
| Pikesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,707 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
17 within 15 miles of the center of Pikesville
About 6 of every 100 Pikesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
30,764 counted in 2010 and 34,168 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
8 places in Pikesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Pikesville.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Pikesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Pikesville is just northwest of the Baltimore city limits. It is the northwestern suburb closest to Baltimore. The population was 34,168 at the 2020 census. The corridor along Interstate 795, which links Pikesville, Owings Mills, and Reisterstown to the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695), contains one of the larger Jewish populations in Maryland.
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5 towns share a border with Pikesville.
Baltimore next door grades lower for schools (D− to Pikesville’s C−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikesville | #156 | B− | C− | — | C− | A− |
| Garrison | #145 | B | C− | — | C− | A− |
| Baltimore | #251 | D | B− | D− | D− | C |
| Towson | #165 | B− | D | — | C− | A− |
| Randallstown | #204 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Lochearn | #190 | C+ | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
Pikesville, Garrison, Towson, Randallstown and Lochearn report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pikesville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pikesville grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #156 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Marc Platt and Allyn Rachel.
