Owings Mills vs South Euclid

Which is the better fit for you?

Owings Mills, MD
67
Area Score
Top 24% nationally
South Euclid, OH
67
Area Score
Top 21% nationally

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Owings Mills and South Euclid receive effectively the same standardized Area Score. Which fits you better depends on which dimensions you weight — the differences below are where they actually diverge.

If you are moving

What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
10% lower
Regional price level 92.9 against 103.2 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$478 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,379 in South Euclid against $1,857 in Owings Mills.
The median home
57% less
$153,700 in South Euclid against $361,000 in Owings Mills.
The weather you would swap
Winters 6°F colder
Normal January lows are 24°F in South Euclid against 30°F in Owings Mills; July highs are 81°F against 90°F (summers 9°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

29 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Owings Mills
South Euclid
Opportunity: South Euclid is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
62 · Top 38%
vs
66 · Top 30%
Growth
53 · Top 45%
vs
53 · Top 43%
Climate: Owings Mills is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
71 · Top 44%
vs
69 · Bottom 45%
Physical resilience: South Euclid is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
94 · Top 6%
vs
97 · Top 2%
Housing affordability: South Euclid is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
74 · Top 29%
vs
78 · Top 16%
Schools: Owings Mills is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
27 · Bottom 21%
vs
22 · Bottom 15%
Access
94 · Top 43%
vs
94 · Top 45%
Economic stability: Owings Mills is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
74 · Top 15%
vs
69 · Top 27%

Measured values

MetricOwings MillsSouth EuclidSource period
Population37,24521,5342024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$96,243 — more favorable$81,2972024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$45,229 — more favorable$39,6512024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,907/sq mi4,622/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$361,000$153,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,841$1,367 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,857$1,379 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index103.292.9 — more favorable2023
Homeownership rate45.3%81.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.2%3.6% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.3% — more favorable−1.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate47.1% ±5%42.3% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate5.2% ±2%6.2% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)1,6623512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents2.0 — more favorable1.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+32.3%+59.1%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high90°F81°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low30°F24°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation43.7"33.3"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport17 mi — more favorable19 miNASR current cycle
Average commute31.7 min26.3 min — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age33.437.32024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools762024-25 school year
Students per teacher16.614.8 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency24.1%47.0%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency31.1%51.9%2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

2 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

Maryland and Ohio do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

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Owings Mills
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Owings Mills: Your Score
67
Area Score
South Euclid
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South Euclid: Your Score
67
Area Score

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