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WYLT Rankings · 2026

Best neighborhoods for first-time buyers
in Maryland

Ranked by value — neighborhoods with lower home prices that still deliver a strong WYLT verdict.

✓ Affordable price
✓ Good verdict
✓ Walkability
25 neighborhoods ranked
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#1 Pick for First-Time Buyers in Maryland

Baltimore, Baltimore — Good for now

#1

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$285K

Schools

9/10

Walk

96/100

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#2

Dundalk

Think twice

Dundalk, MD

Price

$216K

Schools

8.2/10

Walk

81/100

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#3

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$243K

Schools

9/10

Walk

75/100

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#4

Glen Burnie

Good for now

Glen Burnie, MD

Price

$339K

Schools

7.8/10

Walk

96/100

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#5

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$295K

Schools

8.6/10

Walk

84/100

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#6

Baltimore

Think twice

Baltimore, MD

Price

$350K

Schools

9/10

Walk

82/100

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#7

Mount Vernon

Good for now

Mount Vernon, MD

Price

$275K

Schools

9/10

Walk

71/100

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#8

Baltimore

Think twice

Baltimore, MD

Price

$275K

Schools

9/10

Walk

71/100

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#9

Towson

Settle here

Towson, MD

Price

$595K

Schools

8.7/10

Walk

91/100

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#10

Greenbelt

Good for now

Greenbelt, MD

Price

$255K

Schools

6.6/10

Walk

60/100

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#11

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$547K

Schools

9/10

Walk

75/100

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#12

Bowie

Good for now

Bowie, MD

Price

$453K

Schools

8.2/10

Walk

62/100

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#13

College Park

Good for now

College Park, MD

Price

$424K

Schools

6.2/10

Walk

72/100

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#14

Silver Spring

Good for now

Silver Spring, MD

Price

$590K

Schools

6.4/10

Walk

87/100

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#15

Westminster

Good for now

Westminster, MD

Price

$424K

Schools

6.2/10

Walk

60/100

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#16

Laurel

Good for now

Laurel, MD

Price

$423K

Schools

6.6/10

Walk

55/100

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#17

Columbia

Think twice

Columbia, MD

Price

$567K

Schools

7.7/10

Walk

64/100

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#18

Gaithersburg

Good for now

Gaithersburg, MD

Price

$475K

Schools

7.8/10

Walk

49/100

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#19

Salisbury

Good for now

Salisbury, MD

Price

$328K

Schools

7.6/10

Walk

24/100

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#20

Frederick

Settle here

Frederick, MD

Price

$435K

Schools

8.1/10

Walk

29/100

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#21

Germantown

Good for now

Germantown, MD

Price

$399K

Schools

8.4/10

Walk

20/100

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#22

Baltimore

Think twice

Baltimore, MD

Price

$330K

Walk

73/100

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#23

Owings Mills

Good for now

Owings Mills, MD

Price

$480K

Schools

7/10

Walk

35/100

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#24

Mount Airy

Settle here

Mount Airy, MD

Price

$556K

Schools

9/10

Walk

20/100

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#25

Hagerstown

Good for now

Hagerstown, MD

Price

$262K

Walk

43/100

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