Housing in Central at a glance
- Population
- about 9,955
- Housing units
- about 7,957
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $232,000Baltimore: $229,600 (+1%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,420 a monthBaltimore: $1,331 (+7%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 12.7%Baltimore: 47.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 68.8%
- Median year built
- 1960
Only 12.7% of households in Central own their homes, the lowest share of Baltimore's nine sectors and 34.8 points under the city's 47.5%. The sector sits near the middle of Baltimore, with a $232,000 median value level with the city's $229,600 and rent of $1,420, third-highest and 7% above the city. Homes here were typically built in 1960, and 68.8% predate 1980. Valued higher are Downtown, with $413,000, and East, with $285,000; West, with $193,000, is lower. The estimate covers 9,955 residents in 7,957 homes. None of them comes near Central's renter share: 6,294 renting households sit beside 913 owning ones.
Questions about Central
What is the median home value in Central, Baltimore?
$232,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $229,600 for Baltimore as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Central?
$1,420 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,331 in Baltimore (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Central own or rent?
Most rent: 12.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 47.5% in Baltimore (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: Baltimore City GIS, Planning Districts (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Planning districts (Department of Planning), Planning District layer (Baltimore City open-data portal, Department of Planning).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Baltimore as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Central
The closest sectors of Baltimore, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Baltimore
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Central. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Central? Ask for your spot.