Town guide

Mays Chapel, Maryland

Mays Chapel is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 16,066 people across 3.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21093.

Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16,0664,330 per sq mi
Median home value$464,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$252Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking43%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mays Chapel

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Around Mays Chapel

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA90 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mays Chapel; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Mays Chapel

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Mays Chapel had 12,224 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 91st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Baltimore County grew from 90,755 residents in 1900 to 854,535 in 2020.

Mays Chapel population by census2000: 11,427, 2010: 11,420, 2020: 12,22411,427200011,420201012,2242020

Baltimore County, 1900–2020

Baltimore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 90,755, 1910: 122,349, 1920: 74,817, 1930: 124,565, 1940: 155,825, 1950: 270,273, 1960: 492,428, 1970: 621,077, 1980: 655,615, 1990: 692,134, 2000: 754,292, 2010: 805,029, 2020: 854,53591K’00’1075K’20’30156K’40’50492K’60’70656K’80’90754K’00’10855K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mays ChapelJan: high 44°F, low 30°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 73°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 71°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 35°F, 3.7 in44°30°Jan3.147°32°Feb2.855°39°Mar3.967°48°Apr3.676°58°May3.485°68°Jun3.490°73°Jul4.787°71°Aug4.480°65°Sep4.569°53°Oct3.558°43°Nov3.048°35°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Baltimore County

340,854 jobs at 20,340 businesses in Baltimore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Baltimore CountyHealth care and social assistance: 72,819 jobs; Retail trade: 49,045 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 31,092 jobs; Professional services: 27,746 jobs; Construction: 25,005 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,934 jobs; Finance and insurance: 17,055 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,428 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 8% Construction 7% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 5% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,325 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mays Chapel.

Nearest hospitals

  • Greater Baltimore Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Baltimore3.3 miles
  • University of Md St. Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Towson3.8 miles
  • Mount Washington Pediatric HospitalChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Baltimore4.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors154
Specialist doctors215
Dentists90
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants194
Mental health providers407
Physical and occupational therapists236
Optometrists17
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies25

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Mays Chapel

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Meadowood Regional Park · 98 acres1.5 mi
  • Essex Farms Park · 16 acres1.3 mi
  • Valley Fields South · 15 acres0.7 mi
  • Seminary Park · 14 acres1.2 mi
  • Valley Fields North · 11 acres0.5 mi
  • Valley Fields West · 3 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • ShopRite1.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Johns Hopkins Pharmacy1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi

Libraries

  • Cockeysville Library2.3 mi
  • Julia Rogers Library3.6 mi
  • Towson Library3.7 mi
  • William H. Welch Medical Library4.3 mi
  • Carolyn Smith Library4.4 mi

Museums

  • Fire Museum of Maryland2.4 mi
  • National Electronics Museum3.7 mi
  • System Source Computer Museum3.7 mi
  • Aigburth Vale4.2 mi
  • Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum4.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Merrick Lecture Hall3.6 mi
  • Kraushaar Auditorium3.6 mi
  • Meyerhoff Arts Center3.6 mi
  • Baltimore Actor's Theater Conservatory4.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Mays Chapel

Public schools here are run by Baltimore County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mays Chapel ElementaryTimoniumPre-K–5657Public1.8 mi
Pinewood ElementaryTimoniumPre-K–5598Public1.2 mi
Pot Spring ElementaryTimoniumPre-K–5434Public2.6 mi
Hampton ElementaryLuthervilleK–5555Public3.0 mi
Lutherville LaboratoryLuthervilleK–5405Public1.8 mi
Timonium ElementaryTimoniumK–5445Public2.3 mi
Ridgely MiddleLutherville6–81,039Public2.1 mi
Dulaney HighTimonium9–121,889Public3.0 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Greenspring Montessori SchoolLuthervillePre-K–899Nonsectarian1.2 mi
Havenwood Church Preschool CenterLuthervillePre-K–K10Presbyterian2.1 mi
Lots of Love Daycare and SchoolLuthervillePre-K–K1Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Villa Maria SchoolLuthvle Timon1–884Nonsectarian3.4 mi
Maryvale Preparatory SchoolLutherville6–12476Roman Catholic1.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Timonium, Lutherville and Pikesville.

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