Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,932, settled in 1965.
White Marsh's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 160th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $117K and it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 76% of the state's. White Marsh’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the Maryland town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On history, just 10 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse.
Where White Marsh beats most towns.
Where White Marsh’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 White Marsh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,183 in 1990, 10,287 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 7 maps from 1893 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Marsh. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
10 mi MuseumNS Savannah
10 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
10 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumM&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 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
White Marsh 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 White Marsh.
White Marsh draws workers from Baltimore and beyond, costs more than Perry Hall or any other town next door and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
8,977 jobs are based in White Marsh, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave White Marsh for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in White Marsh fell to 8,977 in 2023, 2,169 fewer than in 2013. 21% of White Marsh workers work from home, against 18% in Maryland’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| White Marsh | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Perry Hall High, with 2,012 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeygo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 698 | A− |
| Perry Hall HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,012 | A− |
| Joppa View ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 491 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
6.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gough Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Indian Rock Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Snyder Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White Marsh.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,105 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Marsh’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
31% of White Marsh adults have obesity. White Marsh beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of White Marsh adults report frequent physical distress.
| White Marsh | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | White Marsh | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Perry Hall is next at $426K.
The typical White Marsh home is worth about $516,000, about the same as a year ago, 21% above the Maryland typical home. White Marsh’s median rent is $1,982 a month.
| White Marsh | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,982 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
White Marsh has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in White Marsh is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in White Marsh.
| White Marsh | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| White Marsh | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
14 within 15 miles of the center of White Marsh
About 7 of every 100 White Marsh residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
White Marsh is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,287 at the 2020 census. White Marsh is a northeast suburb of Baltimore.
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5 towns share a border with White Marsh.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Marsh | #160 | B− | C | — | C− | A− |
| Perry Hall | #122 | B+ | C | — | C− | A− |
| Rossville | #152 | B | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Middle River | #216 | C | C | — | C− | C |
| Honeygo | #134 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
| Overlea | #140 | B | B− | — | C− | B+ |
White Marsh, Perry Hall, Rossville, Middle River, Honeygo and Overlea report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare White Marsh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
White Marsh grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #160 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 5.2 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.
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