Housing in South at a glance
- Population
- about 41,895
- Housing units
- about 21,271
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $273,000Baltimore: $229,600 (+19%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,360 a monthBaltimore: $1,331 (+2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 40.8%Baltimore: 47.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 74.8%
- Median year built
- 1948
South ranks third-highest among Baltimore's 9 sectors for owner estimates, at $273,000, which puts it well above the Baltimore figure of $229,600. Yet only 40.8% of households own, seventh in the ranking, so renters form the larger group. Rent is $1,360 here, just over the citywide $1,331. The neighbours pull in different directions: Downtown stands at $413,000 in owner estimates, East comes to $285,000, and Central to $232,000, with owners making up just 12.7% of its households. Housing in South is a bit newer than the norm, since the middle home dates from 1948 and 74.8% of the stock predates 1980, so the mix leans younger than in East, where the midpoint year is 1939 or earlier.
Questions about South
What is the median home value in South, Baltimore?
$273,000 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 South?
$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 South own or rent?
Most rent: 40.8% 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 16 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 South
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 South. 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 South? Ask for your spot.