Living in Lake Shore

In Lake Shore (Maryland), unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

The population of Lake Shore totalled 19,551 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Lake Shore reached 3.83%. Foreign residents numbered 854 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population19,551people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,510EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,669EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.83%country median 4.6% — 16% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.43µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 64% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lake Shore?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,752 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,669 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Lake Shore a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–47%

Skilled employee46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%

Retirement33%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 854 of 19,551 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lake Shore is 3.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Lake Shore 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,510 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.83 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Lake Shore?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,309of €4,143 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,143
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,752
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,309

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lake Shore. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lake Shore. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	254.5 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lake Shore when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lake Shore's nearest airport was BWI, 18 km away and offered 72 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	72 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lake Shore. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lake Shore.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Lake Shore's monthly mean temperatures were 1.3°C in January and 25.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°-4°

8°-3°

13°1°

19°6°

24°12°

29°17°

32°20°

30°19°

27°15°

20°8°

14°3°

9°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

101

114

104

113

100

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lake Shore is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Lake Shore 7.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.2 · Feb 8 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 19.2 · May 24.1 · Jun 29.1 · Jul 31.5 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 26.5 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 8.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 6.4 · May 11.8 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 12.8 · May 18 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 78.3 · Feb 73.7 · Mar 102 · Apr 86 · May 97.9 · Jun 101 · Jul 113.9 · Aug 103.8 · Sep 112.7 · Oct 100.1 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 94.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	21.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,143 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	31.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	13.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±3.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 34.8 km² comprised Lake Shore at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 524.9 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	34.77 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	4.68 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	854 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	524.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	19,551 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Lake Shore

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bethesda as a Lake Shore alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 26.2% Bethesda vs 4.7% Lake Shore+459%
Residents: 68,056 Bethesda vs 19,551 Lake Shore+248%
Median gross pay, city: €8,133 Bethesda vs €5,510 Lake Shore+48%
Unemployment: 3.1% Bethesda vs 3.8% Lake Shore−20%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Bethesda vs 7.4 µg/m³ Lake Shore−8%

Full comparison More about Bethesda

Cities near Lake Shore

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Pasadena 6.3 km away

Rent: 2,211 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Cape Saint Claire 7.0 km away

Rent: 1,876 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,116 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Severna Park 7.5 km away

Rent: 1,570 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,345 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Glen Burnie 13.0 km away

Rent: 1,523 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,924 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Parole 13.2 km away

Rent: 2,130 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,654 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Lake Shore?

The unemployment rate is 3.83 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lake Shore?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.43 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Lake Shore?

The published population is 19,551 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Lake Shore?

854 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lake Shore a good place to live?

Lake Shore may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lake Shore?

Pasadena, Green Haven, Cape Saint Claire, Severna Park, Glen Burnie are near Lake Shore. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Lake Shore (Maryland), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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