Living in Perry Hall, MD
Suburb in Maryland
Perry Hall is a suburb in Maryland, home to about 29,000 people, with 2.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Perry Hall a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 7 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: plenty of parks
- Lots of culture: museums, zoos and attractions nearby
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
No major weak spots in our data.
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Key facts
Living in Perry Hall: common questions
What is the cost of living in Perry Hall?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $396k, 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 Perry Hall?
Maryland collects about $1,897 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.14% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Perry Hall safe?
Perry Hall 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 Perry Hall?
Public schools in Perry Hall test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Perry Hall?
Perry Hall has cool winters: winter days average around 45°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 19″ of snow a year.
Does Perry Hall 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 0.56 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Perry Hall?
The nearest major airport is BWI, about 19 mi away.
How Perry Hall scores
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