Living in Mays Chapel

In Mays Chapel, unemployment is 3.9% (2024).

Mays Chapel numbered 12,224 residents at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.91% at the end of 2024. Mays Chapel was home to 1,956 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population12,224people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,580EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,607EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.91%country median 4.6% — 14% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.61µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 63% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Mays Chapel?

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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,856 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	1,607 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Mays Chapel a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%

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

Family37%strong on family, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

16% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,956 of 12,224 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 Mays Chapel is 3.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Mays Chapel 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,580 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.91 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Mays Chapel?

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

Left over each month€2,250of €4,188 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.	€4,188
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	− €1,856
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	€2,250

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mays Chapel. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	388.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mays Chapel 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

Mays Chapel's nearest airport was BWI, 29 km away and offered 72 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	72 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mays Chapel. 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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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Mays Chapel stood at 6.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.4°C in January to 25.5°C in July.

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

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19°7°

23°13°

28°18°

30°21°

29°19°

25°15°

19°9°

14°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.56.6WHO 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 Mays Chapel is 6.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Mays Chapel 6.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.78 · Feb 7.94 · Mar 12.11 · Apr 18.61 · May 22.89 · Jun 27.78 · Jul 30.28 · Aug 28.83 · Sep 24.89 · Oct 19.06 · Nov 13.56 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3 · Feb -2.06 · Mar 1.22 · Apr 7.17 · May 12.5 · Jun 17.72 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 19.44 · Sep 15.44 · Oct 9.17 · Nov 3.72 · Dec -0.278 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.39 · Feb 2.94 · Mar 6.67 · Apr 12.89 · May 17.72 · Jun 22.72 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 24.11 · Sep 20.17 · Oct 14.11 · Nov 8.61 · Dec 3.83 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.98 · Feb 69.85 · Mar 99.82 · Apr 90.17 · May 86.11 · Jun 85.34 · Jul 119.6 · Aug 110.5 · Sep 114 · Oct 88.65 · Nov 75.69 · Dec 92.96 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	15.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Columbia ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±3.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.5 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.6 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±3.7 °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

The city covered 11.6 km² at the end of 2025. Mays Chapel's population density measured 1,383.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84%
Foreign residents16%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.61 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	12.17 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,956 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,383 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	12,224 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Mays Chapel

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.

Hampton as a Mays Chapel alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 0.5% Hampton vs 3.9% Mays Chapel−87%
Median gross pay, city: €6,347 Hampton vs €5,580 Mays Chapel+14%
Residents: 5,180 Hampton vs 12,224 Mays Chapel−58%
Foreign residents: 8.9% Hampton vs 12.2% Mays Chapel−27%
Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Hampton vs 6.6 µg/m³ Mays Chapelsame level

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Cities near Mays Chapel

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

Timonium 2.2 km away

Rent: 1,696 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,647 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lutherville 3.0 km away

Rent: 1,315 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,888 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lutherville-Timonium 3.4 km away

Rent: 1,696 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,647 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Cockeysville 4.8 km away

Rent: 1,481 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,724 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Towson 5.7 km away

Rent: 1,630 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,226 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hampton 5.7 km away

Salary: 6,347 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pikesville 7.7 km away

Rent: 1,577 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,115 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Blytheville12,227 residents Bound Brook borough12,219 residents Meadville12,230 residents Salem12,234 residents River Edge12,235 residents Lawrenceburg12,236 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Mays Chapel?

The unemployment rate is 3.91 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Mays Chapel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.61 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 Mays Chapel?

The published population is 12,224 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Mays Chapel?

1,956 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Mays Chapel a good place to live?

Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel?

Timonium, Lutherville, Lutherville-Timonium, Cockeysville, Towson are near Mays Chapel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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