Living in Middle River, MD
Suburb in Maryland
Middle River is a suburb in Maryland, home to about 32,000 people, with 2.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Middle River a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 7 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Easy flying: BWI is 17 mi away
- Lots of culture: museums, zoos and attractions nearby
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
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Key facts
Living in Middle River: common questions
What is the cost of living in Middle River?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $301k, 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 Middle River?
Maryland collects about $1,897 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.21% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Middle River safe?
Middle River 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 Middle River?
Public schools in Middle River test well below 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 Middle River?
Middle River has cool winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 88°F, with roughly 19″ of snow a year.
Does Middle River get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.58 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Middle River?
The nearest major airport is BWI, about 17 mi away.
How Middle River scores
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