Living in Owings Mills

In Owings Mills, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

Residents of Owings Mills numbered 35,674 at the end of 2020. Owings Mills had an unemployment rate of 4.72% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 7,160 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population35,674people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,871EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,701EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.72%country median 4.6% — 3% aboveOfficial 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

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Owings Mills?

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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,731 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	1,701 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Owings Mills a good place to live?

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–40%

Skilled employee40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–49%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%

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

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

20.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,160 of 35,674 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 Owings Mills is 4.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Owings Mills 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,871 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.72 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Owings Mills?

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

Left over each month€1,211of €3,024 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.	€3,024
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	− €1,731
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	€1,211

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Owings Mills. 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 Owings Mills. 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 Owings Mills 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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Mobility and administration

Owings Mills'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	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Owings Mills. 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.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Owings Mills's monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 25°C in July.

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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 Owings Mills 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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Owings Mills 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 / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.52 · Feb 23.84 · Mar 25.46 · Apr 31.74 · May 32.02 · Jun 35.86 · Jul 39.45 · Aug 37.28 · Sep 36.03 · Oct 34.87 · Nov 25.02 · Dec 21.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -18.45 · Feb -22.11 · Mar -20.56 · Apr -4.82 · May -0.95 · Jun 6.69 · Jul 11.45 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 4.66 · Oct -2.3 · Nov -6.98 · Dec -14.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.16 · Feb -0.01 · Mar 4.68 · Apr 11.17 · May 16.83 · Jun 21.97 · Jul 24.97 · Aug 24.24 · Sep 20.34 · Oct 13.24 · Nov 6.71 · Dec 1.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
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 Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	15.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Owings Mills covered an area of 24.7 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 1,508.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport79.9%
Foreign residents20.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	24.69 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	19.22 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	7,160 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,508 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	35,674 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Owings Mills

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.

Ellicott City as an Owings Mills alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,412 Ellicott City vs €3,871 Owings Mills+66%
Unemployment: 3.0% Ellicott City vs 4.7% Owings Mills−36%
Residents: 75,947 Ellicott City vs 35,674 Owings Mills+113%
Foreign residents: 27.7% Ellicott City vs 19.2% Owings Mills+44%
Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Ellicott City vs 6.6 µg/m³ Owings Millssame level

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Cities near Owings Mills

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

Garrison 3.6 km away

Rent: 1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,179 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Randallstown 3.9 km away

Rent: 1,457 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,980 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Reisterstown 5.5 km away

Rent: 1,478 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,326 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Milford Mill 7.5 km away

Rent: 1,527 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,494 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pikesville 8.2 km away

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

Lochearn 8.5 km away

Rent: 1,349 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,686 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 Owings Mills?

The unemployment rate is 4.72 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Owings Mills?

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 Owings Mills?

The published population is 35,674 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Owings Mills?

7,160 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Owings Mills a good place to live?

Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills?

Garrison, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Milford Mill, Pikesville are near Owings Mills. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Owings Mills, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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