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Randallstown's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, 204th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. It is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Randallstown’s median age is 46.9 years, above both the Maryland town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Choate House and Granite Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Randallstown beats most towns.
Choate HouseWhere Randallstown’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 Randallstown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 33,683 in 1970, 33,655 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Randallstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw37 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw36 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw36 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 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
Randallstown 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 Randallstown.
Randallstown sends most of its workers to Baltimore and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Randallstown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Middle Magnet SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,127 | B− |
| Randallstown HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,091 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Randallstown has 3,868 jobs for its 14,739 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Randallstown for work: only 2% work in town. Randallstown’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Baltimore (27%), Towson (5%) and Woodlawn (4%).
| Randallstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Randallstown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18% of Randallstown adults have diabetes. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Randallstown. 41% of Randallstown adults have obesity.
| Randallstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Randallstown | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
67.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
The typical Randallstown home is worth about $368,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Randallstown is $1,577 a month.
| Randallstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,577 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of residents are under 18 in Randallstown. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Randallstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 42% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Randallstown | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2.0 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Scotts Level Park, at 40 acres.
| Randallstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scotts Level Park | — | 40 |
| 2. Olde Mill Estates Local Open Space | — | 31 |
| 3. Olde Mill Estates Flood Plain | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
19 within 15 miles of the center of Randallstown
About 8 of every 100 Randallstown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
5 notable people were born in Randallstown.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Randallstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is named after Christopher and Thomas Randall, two 18th-century tavern-keepers. At that time, Randallstown was a tollgate crossroads on the Liberty Turnpike, a major east–west thoroughfare. It is a suburb of Baltimore, with a population of 33,655 as of the 2020 census. In the 1990s, Randallstown transitioned to a majority African American community. As of 2020, it was 72 percent African American. Choate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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4 towns share a border with Randallstown.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Milford Mill (C) is closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randallstown | #204 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Owings Mills | #163 | B− | C− | — | C− | B+ |
| Milford Mill | #202 | C | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Pikesville | #156 | B− | C− | — | C− | A− |
| Garrison | #145 | B | C− | — | C− | A− |
Randallstown, Owings Mills, Milford Mill, Pikesville and Garrison report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Randallstown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Randallstown grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #204 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.7 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.
5 notable people were born here, including Angel Reese and Corin Henry.
