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What are the crime rate and median income in Towson, MD?
The median household income is $101,320 and the median home value is $469,000. Population: about 58,679 (Census, 2020-2024).
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Towson?
Towson is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Towson compare with Maryland?
Households in Towson have a median income of $101,320 (Maryland: $103,678). The median owner-occupied home is worth $469,000 by owners' estimates, and half of renters pay more than $1,764 a month. About 58,679 people live on 14 square miles of land, roughly 4,146 per square mile. The city lies in Baltimore County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Towson | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 58,679 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $101,320 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $469,000 | $419,900 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,764 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 12.1% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 69.3% | 43.4% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 55.6% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 33.6 | 39.4 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Towson?
Towson has 3 dams classed as high hazard in the National Inventory of Dams. None is rated Poor or Unsatisfactory; 3 are rated Satisfactory or Fair. Tallest on the list: Lake Roland Dam (42 ft) and Towson Reservoir Storage Tanks (40 ft). “High hazard” describes what lies downstream (people would probably die if the dam failed), not how likely the dam is to fail.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Baltimore County as “Relatively Moderate”. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are river flooding (Relatively High) and heat waves (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Towson?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Towson city limits on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Towson?
Federal school lists place 15 public and 6 private schools within Towson. 8 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes are in the city. Within about 15 miles: Park Service units in the area: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site. 4 state parks or recreation areas: Gunpowder Falls State Park, Hart-Miller Island State Park, North Point State Park and Patapsco Valley State Park.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Towson
Gun shops
No gun shops with a public storefront are on the map inside the Towson city limits. There is 1 licensed dealer without a public storefront (not shown).
Liquor stores
20 liquor stores are on the map inside the Towson city limits: Crackpot Liquors (Loch Raven), Dulaney Wines and Spirits (Towson), Graul's Wine & Spirit Shop (Towson), Kenilworth Wine & Spirits (Towson), Liquor Mart (Loch Raven), McLellan’s Liquors (Northwood), North Charles Fine Wine & Spirits (Baltimore), Quick Mart (Loch Raven) and 12 more. Maryland has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
One Planned Parenthood health center is on the map inside the Towson city limits: Planned Parenthood at Towson Health Center (Towson).
See them on the map: liquor stores · Planned Parenthood →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Towson?
$101,320 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,678 for Maryland.
How much do homes cost in Towson?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $469,000 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $419,900 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Towson?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Baltimore County as “Relatively Moderate”. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are river flooding (Relatively High) and heat waves (Relatively High).
Nearby cities
Baltimore, MD (7 mi) · Dundalk, MD (11 mi) · Ellicott City, MD (14 mi) · Glen Burnie, MD (16 mi) · Bel Air South, MD (18 mi) · Severn, MD (18 mi)
More: Maryland statewide numbers · county page: Baltimore County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Towson CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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