Housing in East at a glance
- Population
- about 66,183
- Housing units
- about 34,079
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $285,000Baltimore: $229,600 (+24%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,460 a monthBaltimore: $1,331 (+10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 46.9%Baltimore: 47.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 81.7%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
East pairs second-highest values with very old housing. Its $285,000 median value ranks second of nine and 24% above Baltimore's $229,600, while rent of $1,460 is also second, 10% above the city. Ownership is close to even at 46.9%, just 0.6 points under the Baltimore share. The typical home dates to 1939 or earlier, with 81.7% built before 1980. East lies south-east of the centre, and the neighbours range from Downtown at $413,000 to Northeast/Outer Southeast at $215,000, where 58.3% own. Central, valued at $232,000, has only 12.7% owners. East itself has 66,183 residents and 34,079 homes, with 15,083 renting households and 13,344 owning ones.
Questions about East
What is the median home value in East, Baltimore?
$285,000 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 East?
$1,460 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 East own or rent?
Most rent: 46.9% 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 31 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 East
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 East. 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 East? Ask for your spot.