CITY PROFILE
Baltimore, MD
“Cheap housing means tolerating politics that make the news for wrong reasons.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $406K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,919/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 12.1°C · warmest 25°C · coolest -1.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1163 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #20 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy87
- Affordable to rent76
- Climate comfort59
- Big-city amenities58
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.