Living in Bel Air North, MD
Suburb in Maryland
Bel Air North is a suburb in Maryland, home to about 32,000 people, with 1.8 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Bel Air North a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 9 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Strong public schools: test results well above the US average
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Bel Air North: common questions
What is the cost of living in Bel Air North?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $492k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,360 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 104, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Bel Air North?
Maryland collects about $1,897 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.9% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Bel Air North safe?
Bel Air North isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Bel Air North?
Public schools in Bel Air North test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Bel Air North?
Bel Air North has cold winters: winter days average around 44°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 29″ of snow a year.
Does Bel Air North get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.39 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Bel Air North?
The nearest major airport is BWI, about 30 mi away.
How Bel Air North scores
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