Baltimore County Living
Baltimore Highlands at a Glance
Baltimore Highlands is one of the many great neighborhoods in the southwest part of Baltimore County, Maryland! Below you will find information on area housing, schools, recreational activities and more.
| Location | Types of Houses | Apartments Communities | Schools & Universities | Library Branches |
| Recreation & Leisure | Places of Worship | Home-Buying Incentives & Rehab/Repair Programs | Contact & Additional Information | |
Location
- Baltimore Highlands is approximately bounded by Daisy Avenue to the north, Interstate 895 to the south, the Baltimore City line to the east, and Interstate 295 to the west.
- Located in the southwest part of Baltimore County off of I-695/Exit 9, Baltimore Highlands is extremely convenient to travel to and from! It’s a 10-minute trip from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and stadiums, as well as from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, and is only 40 minutes from Washington, D.C. For those using public transportation, MTA bus routes 11, 51 and 77 serve the area, and there are Light Rail and MARC Train stops right in the community.
- Zip Code: 21227
Types of Houses
Baltimore Highlands is primarily composed of single-family homes, with both front and rear yards and plentiful on-street parking. Housing prices in the community remain some of the most affordable in Baltimore County and can be found from the lower $120,000's.
Apartment Communities
The following apartment communities are in the Baltimore Highlands vicinity:
Circle Terrace Apartments (subsidized housing)
2926 Lakebrook Circle
410-242-4242
Coursey Station Apartments (senior housing)
200 First Avenue
410-242-6167
www.cc-md.org
Highland Village Townhomes
3953 McDowell Lane
410-636-6333
www.sawyerapts.com
Kessler Park Apartments (senior housing)
4230 Hollins Ferry Road
410-247-9244
www.cc-md.org
Lansdowne Apartments (subsidized housing)
1 Silerton Road, Apt. 1-D
410-247-4111
Riverview Townhomes
600 Fifth Avenue
410-242-4510
www.sawyerapts.com
Schools and Universities
- The community’s public schools include Baltimore Highlands Elementary School and Lansdowne Middle and High Schools.
Baltimore Highlands Elementary School boasts a partnership with The College of Notre Dame of Maryland to provide the “Healthy Students and Schools” program.
Lansdowne Middle School has a year-long “micro-society” program, in which 7th grade students create their own society, including adopting laws, holding jobs, implementing their own currency, and creating ventures to develop and sell products.
Lansdowne High School has recently been restructured into the Lansdowne High School Academy for Advanced Professional Studies and offers four Academies of instruction: Arts and Communication; Engineering, Science, and Information Technology; Business and Finance; and, Health and Human Services.
For more information on individual schools, visit Baltimore County Public Schools' web site. To search on County schools by address, use the school locator.
- The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville (CCBC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) are both right in the backyard of the community.
CCBC is a public college that responds to the educational, training, and employment needs of the community by offering a broad array of general education, transfer and career programs. In addition, CCBC offers courses in personal enrichment, adult and family literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and vocational education.
UMBC is an honors university in Maryland, offering 37 majors and 32 minors or certificate programs. Areas of study include: physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences; engineering; mathematics; information technology; humanities; and, visual and performing arts.
Library Branches
There are two libraries in the vicinity: the Lansdowne Library is located at 500 Third Avenue, and the Arbutus Library is approximately three miles away, at 1581 Sulphur Spring Road.
Both libraries offer a full range of services, including a vast collection of literature, books on tape, CDs and videos. Additionally, they provide a limited number of computers that offer Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as Internet and e-mail access.
The Arbutus Library is also home to a “History Room” which is a collection of catalogued files of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, local history documents, maps and photographs pertaining to the histories of Arbutus, Baltimore Highlands, English Consul, Halethorpe, Lansdowne, Relay, Riverview, and St. Denis.
For more information, contact the Arbutus Library at 410-887-1451 and the Lansdowne Library at 410-887-6100, Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To see libraries throughout the County, visit the Baltimore County Public Library's web site.
Recreation and Leisure
- There are several parks in Baltimore Highlands and neighboring communities, including Hillcrest Park, which hosts a pavilion, picnic area, playground and fishing pond; the County’s first skate-bowl in Sandy Hills Park, which has long been popular with boarders from all across the country; and, Southwest Area Park, which has a pavilion, picnic area, playground, ball field, fishing, boat ramp, model airplane field, and sand volleyball courts.
- There are two Recreation Councils, Baltimore Highlands and Lansdowne-Riverview, which offer a multitude of programs for all ages.
For more information, contact the Baltimore Highlands Recreation Office at 410-887-0898, Monday through Friday, from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 1 to 6 p.m., and the Lansdowne-Riverview Recreation Office at 410-887-1439, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Lansdowne Elementary School hosts the local Police Athletic League (PAL) Center, a drop-in center for local youth run under the Baltimore County Police Department. The PAL Center provides drug prevention and tutoring services, arts and crafts, community service opportunities and life skills training. The Center also has a recreational component that includes use of the school’s gym, table tennis, video games, and other forms of entertainment.
For more information, contact 410-887-7414, Monday through Friday, from 3 to 8 p.m. (school year) and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (summer).
- Leadership Through Athletics is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2004 to teach the art of leadership using an athletic arena as the classroom. Their facilities include basketball courts, a multi-purpose room, batting cages, and a computer lab/education center complete with 13 Internet-connected computers.
For more information, contact 410-737-2117, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands Senior Center offers a variety of classes to individuals age 60 and over, including design and production/woodworking arts, basic drawing, better health and wellness, aerobics, ceramics, quilting and crafts, along with History Wows! In addition to classes, the center offers diverse informational programs and speakers focused on consumer education, health and nutrition education, and pertinent senior issues.
For more information, contact 410-887-1443, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- To see other recreational opportunities throughout the County, visit Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks' web site.
Home-Buying Incentives/Rehab and Repair Programs
In the southwest part of Baltimore County, the County partners with the Liberty Randallstown Coalition (LRC) to administer the Settlement Expense Loan Program (SELP) for first-time Baltimore County homeowners; SELP provides up to $10,000 towards closing costs for eligible households. Additionally, the LRC provides individuals with financial counseling, an overview of the purchase process, and expert advice on the condition of the selected property. For more information, contact 410-521-5551. Please note that counseling is a required component of participation in the SELP program and must occur before contract. In addition to the Liberty-Randallstown Coalition, counseling may be obtained through the Eastside Community Development Corporation, 410-284-9861, Harbel Community Organization, 410-444-9152, or Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Hillendale, 410-769-8820.
For those owning and occupying a home which needs rehab or repairs, the Baltimore County Office of Community Conservation, Housing Opportunities Program offers the Single Family Rehabilitation Loan Program, the Emergency Repair Program, and the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program. For more information, including eligibility requirements, contact 410-887-3124, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or visit the Baltimore County Housing Opportunities Program's web site.
To find information on other programs in the state, visit the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and select the yellow "programs" tab at the top of the page.
Contact and Additional Information
- The Baltimore Highlands community is served by the Greater Baltimore Highlands Community Association, which meets on the third Monday of each month, at 7 p.m., at Christ United Methodist Church, 2833 Florida Avenue.
- Have a question? Want to talk to someone who lives in the community? Fill out our Ask a Neighbor form and get connected!
- Area map
- Check out what’s going on in the area—from associations and clubs to businesses to transportation, and everything in between—in our Neighborhood Resource Directory. (PDF)
Revised January 4, 2010
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