?WhereToHQ

Residential comparison · 13 facts

Pikesville, MD vs Randallstown, MD

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Pikesville needs about $86,000 in Randallstown to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Randallstown, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $84,000 in Pikesville.

A few differences

Pikesville vs Randallstown · facet by facet
FacetPikesville, MDRandallstown, MD
Median home price$434,500$327,200
2-bedroom rent$1,783/mo$1,648/mo
Property tax rate1.05%1.05%
State & local income tax7.4%7.4%
Sales tax6%6%
Cost of living index113105
Groceries index105105
Utilities$190/mo$190/mo
Median household income$98,465$85,735
Unemployment rate2.8%2.8%
Crime index52/10052/100
School rating6.2/106.2/10
Sunny days / year213 days213 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: Pikesville, MD · Randallstown, MD
Questions & answers
Is Pikesville cheaper than Randallstown?
Randallstown has the lower day-to-day cost index (105 vs 113 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Randallstown equals $85,000 in Pikesville?
A household earning $85,000 in Pikesville needs about $86,000 in Randallstown to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Randallstown lifestyle costs about $84,000 in Pikesville.