Most and least expensive -- city
If you glanced at the most and least expensive local ZIP codes in my post last week, you might have noticed that none of the priciest and almost all the cheapest were in the city. But here's the thing: Though ZIP codes are pretty good stand-ins for communities in the 'burbs, Baltimore is all about small neighborhoods. There are quite a few packed into most ZIPs.
So, without further ado, here are last year's most and least expensive city neighborhoods:
The most expensive city neighborhoods, by 2007 average sales price:
North Roland Park/Poplar Hill -- $614,846
Inner Harbor -- $604,796
Homeland -- $582,500
Guilford -- $561,268
Roland Park -- $543,773
Little Italy -- $543,460
Bellona-Gittings -- $506,208
Otterbein -- $442,236
Fells Point -- $411,373
Federal Hill -- $370,239
... and the least expensive city neighborhoods:
Broadway East -- $38,884
Shipley Hill -- $39,113
Penn North -- $39,952
Milton-Montford -- $44,842
Midtown-Edmondson -- $45,610
Oliver -- $48,088
Carrollton Ridge -- $50,467
Mondawmin -- $50,732
Darley Park -- $51,673
Mosher -- $51,988
As usual, the neighborhoods needed 10 sales last year and 10 the year before to make my cut.
EDIT: The clever Wonk reader who mapped the most and least expensive ZIP codes in the region has also mapped these city neighborhoods for your edification. Click HERE to see the Google Maps mashup.
