Perry Hall is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 29,105 people across 6.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21236, and parts of 21087, 21128 and 21234 are in Perry Hall too.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population29,1054,194 per sq mi
Median home value$349,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Perry Hall. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Perry Hall
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA83 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Perry Hall; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Perry Hall had 29,409 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 47th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Baltimore County grew from 90,755 residents in 1900 to 854,535 in 2020.
Baltimore County, 1900–2020
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Baltimore County
340,854 jobs at 20,340 businesses in Baltimore County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
725 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Perry Hall.
Nearest hospitals
Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rosedale3.1 miles
Medstar Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore6.0 miles
University of Md St. Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Towson6.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
95
Specialist doctors
39
Dentists
52
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
152
Mental health providers
227
Physical and occupational therapists
131
Optometrists
18
Chiropractors
11
Pharmacies
22
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 Perry Hall
Parks (17 nearby)
Belmont Park · 55 acres1.0 mi
Indian Rock Park · 20 acres1.0 mi
Snyder Park · 12 acres1.7 mi
Ambermill Local Open Space · 7 acres0.7 mi
Silver Spring Road Open Space · 3 acres0.4 mi
Silvergate South Local Open Space · 2 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
ALDI0.1 mi
Lidl0.3 mi
Weis Markets0.3 mi
Giant0.4 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Walgreens0.3 mi
Walgreens1.8 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
White Marsh Branch Baltimore County Public Library1.8 mi
Museums
Natural History Society of Maryland3.4 mi
Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum5.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Bud & Bette Cole Amphitheater2.3 mi
Strand Theatre Co.5.0 mi
Meyerhoff Arts Center5.9 mi
Merrick Lecture Hall5.9 mi
Kraushaar Auditorium5.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Baltimore County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Chapel Hill ElementaryPerry Hall
Pre-K–5
535
Public
2.7 mi
Fullerton ElementaryBaltimore
Pre-K–5
383
Public
2.9 mi
Honeygo ElementaryPerry Hall
Pre-K–5
698
Public
1.8 mi
Perry Hall ElementaryBaltimore
Pre-K–5
476
Public
0.5 mi
Gunpowder ElementaryBaltimore
K–5
443
Public
1.6 mi
Perry Hall MiddleBaltimore
6–8
1,582
Public
0.7 mi
Perry Hall HighBaltimore
9–12
2,012
Public
1.2 mi
Private schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Perry Hall Christian SchoolPerry Hall
Pre-K–12
422
Baptist
2.2 mi
St Joseph School - FullertonBaltimore
Pre-K–8
519
Roman Catholic
0.8 mi
St Peters Elementary SchoolBaltimore
K–5
63
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
2.0 mi
Bayaan AcademyNottingham
3–12
766
Islamic
0.4 mi
Bayaan AcademyBaltimore
3–12
657
Other religious
0.4 mi
Christian Covenant AcademyPerry Hall
6–10
9
Christian (no specific denomination)
0.2 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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