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Moving to Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore offers up to $5,000 toward a home through Buying Into Baltimore. Here is what life costs in Baltimore city, home of Baltimore, where people work, what there is to do, and remote jobs you can bring with you.
  • YesPaid to move hereUp to $5,000 toward a home
  • $229,600Typical home value1Baltimore city
  • $1,331Typical rent1Utilities included
  • 569,997Population-2.7% since 2020

By Sol Lakein.Checked November 4, 2026.How we compare costs

Get paid to move to Baltimore

Tap a program for who qualifies, how it pays, whether it is open and the official link.

Every program in Maryland

Made the move: Jasmine in Baltimore

A real move, as reported in the news. Slower Sundays is not affiliated with this person or the program.
The Inner Harbor at night, Baltimore, MDBrendan Beale / Unsplash

From the news

Jasmine moved to Baltimore from Pikesville, Baltimore County

“You have a sense of community that you don't get in the county”

Jasmine left Pikesville to buy a home in Baltimore so she could live close to her job. She stacked a Buying Into Baltimore award with a city employee incentive for $10,000 in total help, and she values the neighborhood feel she found after the move.

Source: Live Baltimore, March 2019

Did you know?

Francis Scott Key watched Fort McHenry's flag survive a 25-hour British bombardment in September 1814 and recorded the scene in the words that became the national anthem.

Source: National Park Service, April 2025

A fact about Baltimore

What it costs to live in Baltimore

Baltimore city next to Maryland and the US.1
MeasureBaltimore cityMarylandUnited States
Typical home value$229,600$419,900$332,700
Monthly owner costs with a mortgage$1,789$2,347$1,963
Typical rent, with utilities$1,331$1,705$1,413
Typical household income$62,177$103,678$80,734
Homes lived in by their owners47.5%67.6%65.2%
Households with broadband85.4%92.4%91.0%
Average commute, one way29 min31 min26 min

On the typical home here, the mortgage comes to about $1,262 a month2.

Current home prices, rent and weather for Baltimore

Jobs and work in Baltimore city

  • No dataJobs at local employers2023
  • No dataEmployer businesses2023
  • No dataSelf-employed businessesNonemployer firms, 2024
  • 85.4%Households with broadbandUS: 91.0%

63.1% of residents 16 and older are in the labor force, the average commute is 29.1 minutes, and 36.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree1,3.

Remote jobs you can do from Baltimore

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Things to do in Baltimore

Notable places in Baltimore city, by type.4

Parks, lakes and the outdoors

  • The Maryland Zoo
  • Lafayette Square
  • Federal Hill Park
  • Mount Washington Arboretum
  • Riverside Park

Museums, theaters and libraries

  • Walters Art Museum
  • Baltimore Museum of Art
  • George Peabody Library
  • National Aquarium

Colleges and universities

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Baltimore
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Coppin State University

Sports and recreation

  • M&T Bank Stadium
  • Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • CFG Bank Arena
  • Reitz Arena

Attractions

  • Washington Monument
  • Battle Monument
  • Armistead Monument
  • Columbus Monument
  • Orpheus with the Awkward Foot

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Moving to Baltimore: questions people ask

Does Baltimore pay you to move there?

Yes. Buying Into Baltimore: Up to $5,000 toward a home. Each program has its own rules, status and official link on its page, checked October 30, 2026.

How much does it cost to live in Baltimore?

In Baltimore city, the median owner-occupied home is valued at $229,600 and median gross rent is $1,331 a month (US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Maryland: $419,900 and $1,705. United States: $332,700 and $1,413. With 20% down at 7.32%, principal and interest on a home at the county median value come to about $1,262 a month (our arithmetic).

Is Baltimore a good place to live?

It depends on what you need. On the numbers: home values in Baltimore city are below the US median, household income is below the US median, and the population fell 2.7% from April 2020 to July 2025 (US Census Bureau). Visit before you decide.

Can I work remotely from Baltimore?

85.4% of households in Baltimore city have a broadband subscription (US: 91.0%; ACS 2020-2024). Check the program rules for job requirements.

What is there to do in Baltimore?

Notable places in Baltimore city include The Maryland Zoo, Lafayette Square, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins University. The full list by type is on this page (Wikidata).

Notes on the numbers
  1. 1Costs and people: US Census Bureau QuickFacts, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (dollars in 2024 terms), read November 4, 2026. "Typical" is the median. Census figures cover all homes and renters, not just recent sales or new leases. QuickFacts
  2. 2Mortgage: principal and interest on the county's typical home value with 20% down at 7.32% (Freddie Mac 30-year fixed average, week of October 22, 2026), our arithmetic. Rate source
  3. 3Jobs and businesses: US Census Bureau QuickFacts, County Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2024, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024.
  4. 4Things to do: notable places from Wikidata (CC0), read November 4, 2026. Know a place we should add? Email hello@slowersundays.com.
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