Cost of Living in Randallstown
Randallstown's cost of living pairs genuinely affordable home values against a property tax rate that carries a real, wide cross-source spread and a state-tier-maximum local income tax.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed home-value spread, below the national median
Zillow's own typical home value ran $341,841 (+1.2% YoY), while Redfin's median sale price ran a substantially higher $404,780 as of June 2026 (down 0.3% YoY) -- a real, disclosed spread, with Zillow's lower figure still running below the roughly $412,000 2026 US median.
A property tax rate with a genuinely wide cross-source spread
Randallstown's Baltimore County property tax rate carried a real, wide cross-source spread this pass -- 1.29% on Ownwell's own dedicated county page, but as high as 1.94% on a separate Ownwell statewide page, and as low as 1.10% per another source -- all at or above the 1.02% national median.
A median household income below the national median
Randallstown's median household income ($85,735) runs modestly below the national median, consistent with its identity as a comparatively affordable, established Baltimore County suburb.
Maryland's layered state-plus-county income tax
Maryland's 2%-6.5% state income tax applies statewide, and Baltimore County additionally levies a real 3.2% local piggyback rate on the same return -- one of Maryland's higher county rates.
Key takeaways
- Home values carry a real, disclosed spread ($341,841-$404,780), with Zillow's figure below the 2026 US median.
- Effective property tax rate carries a genuinely wide cross-source spread (1.10%-1.94%), all above the national median.
- Median household income ($85,735) runs modestly below the national median.
- Baltimore County's 3.2% local piggyback income tax applies on top of Maryland's state structure.
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