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Introduction
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is a partnership
of government, industry, and higher education promoting
Greater Baltimore as a world-class market in which to live,
work, learn, and invest.
The organization promotes regional economic
development through marketing, business retention,
business attraction, partnership, and thought leadership.
The Economic Alliance tracks the Baltimore Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA) annually using key economic
indicators. Throughout this report, Greater Baltimore is
compared to the average of every US metropolitan region
and to the US national average. Where specified, Greater
Baltimore is ranked among the 25 most populous US
metropolitan areas or benchmarked among select metro
areas, determined to be comparable to the Greater
Baltimore region.
The Greater Baltimore Regional Report includes year-end
data from sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis,
and the National Science Foundation.
A note regarding sources and timing: Data sources often
lag for several months or years. The report uses the most
recent year-end and monthly data available at the time
the analysis is completed.
Population 5
Demographics 6
Educational Attainment
10
Quality of Life
11
11
12
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14
14
New Development
15
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Regional Commuters
Greater Baltimore
MD/DC Suburbs
DC
Northern VA
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From
Greater Baltimore to:
From
MD Suburbs of DC to:
From
DC to:
From
Northern VA to:
945,626
117,791
7,150
20,563
149,284
30,511
471,745
202,233
37,132
169,915
86,470
179,428
22,260
94,160
35,564
941,196
5%
3%
5%
asian
hispanic
white
black
hispanic
28%
black
asian
other
59%
white
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s,
s,
While the young professional age group does include 18to 24-year-olds, the residency of subset of the population
is particularly unstable. Many 18- to 24-year-olds have
changed residence due to going to college in a different
county or state, and have little desire to remain in the
area following their graduation or after gaining experience
at a first job. The 25- to 34-year-old subset of young
professionals is slightly more stable, and as a result,
is used to gauge the regions ability to attract young,
qualified workers with job opportunities and quality of life.
Greater Baltimore would benefit from not only attracting
18- to 24-year-olds interested in the regions world-class
educational institutions but also from retaining them in
the workforce following graduation.
The region is attractive to college-educated young
professionals. Greater Baltimore ranks seventh among
the 25 largest US metros for the growth in young
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Quality of Life
Homeownership and Home Prices
Greater Baltimore residents often own their own homes.
Since 2009, the rate of homeownership in Greater
Baltimore has been roughly that of the US, but with
more quarterly variation. Greater Baltimore has the
seventh-highest rate of homeownership among the
twenty-five largest US metros, and the fifth-highest rate of
homeownership among select comparison markets.
Quality of Life
Wage Growth and Purchasing Power
Greater Baltimore residents enjoy a low cost of living
relative to those living in other large US markets. While
the cost of living in the Baltimore-Washington corridor has
risen over the last decade, it is still well below that of the
US City Average.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) allows for measuring
the price of goods over time. Prices in the BaltimoreWashington corridor and all US cities have risen nearly
55 percent since 1997, the reference year used for the
Baltimore-Washington regions CPI calculation. However,
wages in Greater Baltimore have increased faster than
the cost of living in the region, so that residents of the
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Quality of Life
Climate & Amenities
As a historic port city, Greater Baltimores economy used
to rely on water access. While the Port of Baltimore
remains a strong economic engine, Greater Baltimores
coastline has become as much a recreation feature and
tourist attraction as a generator of productivity.
The region sits on the Chesapeake Bay, and six of the eight
municipalities that make up the region sit on the water.
In total, Greater Baltimore features over 1,680 miles of
shoreline that is used for trade, recreation, sightseeing,
and natural environmental areas, all of which allow for
unique activities and stunning views that benefit the
regions residents.
Parkland Density in Maryland Counties
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Company
Amazon
Exelon
McCormick & Co.
Towson Square
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)
Coastal Sunbelt Produce
Kelly & Associates
Reliable Church Hill
IronNet
Pandora
Social Solutions
Cisco/SOURCEfire Inc.
Fuchs North America
BSC America
Flagger Force
Gordon Food Service Inc.
Smith's Detection
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Loomis Armored US
Prime AE
Exelon
Vorbeck Materials Corp.
Accenture Federal Services
Skyline Technologies
Carlisle Etcetera LLC
Fourth Dimension Engineering
idX Expanding
Plan B Technologies
Power Electronics Inc.
BD Diagnostic
IMC
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Baltimore City
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore
Howard
Baltimore
Baltimore
Howard
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Howard
Carroll
Harford
Anne Arundel
Harford
Harford
Harford
Baltimore
Baltimore
Harford
Howard
Anne Arundel
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Howard
Howard
Anne Arundel
Queen Anne's
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
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1,500
900
870
630
500
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197
160
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141
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New
Consolidation/Expansion
Retention
Redevelopment Project
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Relocation
New
New/Relocation
Expansion
Expansion
New/Relocation
Expansion
Expansion
New/Relocation
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Consolidation/Relocation
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
New/Relocation
Expansion
Expansion
New/Relocation
ADAMS
LANCASTER
CHESTER
PENNSYLVANIA
CECIL
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HARFORD
BALTIMORE
COUNTY
CARROLL
FREDERICK
18
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BALTIMORE
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HOWARD
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2. Canton Crossing
Status: Architecture Review
Capital Investment: $1 billion
Size: 1.1 million square feet office
Type: Office, Residential, Retail, Recreational
ST. MARY'S
KING GEORGE
SOMERSET
WESTMORELAND
Developer: COPT
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Business Growth
New Development
3. Canton Crossing
Status: Approved
Capital Investment: $60 million
Size: 13-story office tower
Type: Office, Retail
4. Baltimore Crossroads
Status: In Progress
Size: 3 buildings, 89,310 square feet total
Type: Office, Research and Development
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Business Growth
New Development
7. Port 95 Industrial Park
Status: In Progress
Capital Investment: $47.2 million
Size: 2 buildings, 500,000 square feet total
Type: Warehouse
Business Growth
New Development
11. Metro Centre
Status: In Progress
Capital Investment: $50 million
Size: 200,000 square feet total
Type: Office, Retail
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New Development
15. The Metropolitan Downtown Columbia
Status: In Progress
Size: 380 units, 14,000 square feet of retail
Type: Residential, Retail
18. Eastgate
Status: Seeking Entitlements
Size: 2,275,500 square feet
Type: Warehouse, Industrial
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Business Growth
New Development
19. Maryland Live! Casino
Status: Expansion; In Planning
Size: 300-room hotel,
20,000 square foot conference center
Capital Investment: $150 million
Type: Hotel, Retail
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Developer: COPT
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