Housing in Northwest at a glance
- Population
- about 53,030
- Housing units
- about 24,839
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $224,000Baltimore: $229,600 (-3%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,360 a monthBaltimore: $1,331 (+2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 49.7%Baltimore: 47.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 83.9%
- Median year built
- 1954
Northwest lands near the middle of Baltimore on almost every housing measure, and it lies toward the north-west of town. Owner estimates come to $224,000, a little under the $229,600 that Baltimore overall shows, while renters pay $1,360 in monthly rent, slightly above the $1,331 seen across the city. Owner-occupancy runs at 49.7%, third-highest of 9 measured sectors, so owner households and renters are nearly level here. Next door, North owners put theirs at $263,000, whereas Southwest drops to $179,000 and West to $193,000, which leaves Northwest between one higher-priced neighbour and two lower-priced ones. The stock is old: 83.9% of homes predate 1980, and the typical house went up in 1954, years after the oldest buildings of West.
Questions about Northwest
What is the median home value in Northwest, Baltimore?
$224,000 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 Northwest?
$1,360 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 Northwest own or rent?
Most rent: 49.7% 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 15 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 Northwest
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 Northwest. 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 Northwest? Ask for your spot.