Baltimore County, Maryland
Towson Real Estate and Local Guide
Suburban county seat of Baltimore County anchored by Towson University and Goucher College, blending historic sites, dense retail, and established residential neighborhoods. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Towson best.
About the area
Living in Towson, MD
One of the most populous unincorporated county seats in the United States, second only to Ellicott City.
The housing market
Homes in Towson
- About 56% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- About a third (33%) of homes are single-family detached, reflecting a mix of apartments, condos, and rowhomes common to a university and county-seat hub.
- The median home value is about $445,100.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Towson home
Hampton National Historic Site
18th-century Georgian manor house with gardens and original outbuildings, operated by the National Park Service
Baltimore County Courthouse
Historic 1854 courthouse still in active use in downtown Towson
Towson University
Second-largest school in the University System of Maryland, founded in 1866
Cromwell Valley Park
More than 400 acres of stream valley and farmland with hiking trails and the Willow Grove Nature Center, minutes from downtown Towson
Loch Raven Reservoir
Large reservoir north of Towson popular for fishing, boating, and hiking with a fishing center on Dulaney Valley Road
Neighborhoods
Towson areas to know
Rodgers Forge
Planned rowhouse neighborhood south of downtown near the Baltimore City line
Stoneleigh
Established single-family neighborhood near Towson University
Anneslie
Early-20th-century streetcar suburb along York Road
Idlewylde
Wooded residential neighborhood along Loch Raven Boulevard
East Towson
Historic African American community with roots in workers freed from the nearby Hampton estate
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.