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21 tracts·58K people·$469K median·4,118/mi²
White 67 · Black 17 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 36 · Other 23
Health 36 · Professional 24 · Public admin 16 · Retail 11 · Leisure 7 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Sales · office 16 · Service 14 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 23 · Carpool 12 · Walk 6 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Towson is $469,000 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Towson has 58,679 residents across 19 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.6; the population is 66.6% White, 16.5% Black, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, 4.4% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 69.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.1% (Census ACS).
Riderwood Elementary (85%), Rodgers Forge Elementary (84%) and West Towson Elementary (76%) lead the elementary schools; Dumbarton Middle (49%) and Loch Raven Technical Academy (19%) lead the middle schools; George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology (55%), Towson High (49%) and BCDC Educational Center (11%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,764/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Towson is $101,320 a year, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Towson, median rent is $1,764/month and the median home value is $469,000 (Census ACS).
Towson reported 3.9 violent crimes and 25.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Baltimore County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 20 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Towson are heat wave (77), winter weather (75) and earthquake (44), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Towson, 5.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).