Downtown Towson

Towson, MD

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Downtown Towson - Towson, MD Area Guide

Easy city living in the charming center of Towson

Urban Walkable Bikeable Restaurants Shopping Up-and-Coming

Towson may not be a bustling metropolis like LA or New York, but its downtown area has the amenities and atmosphere to keep the average urban renter more than entertained.

Bounded by Bosley Ave., Fairmount Ave., and Burke Ave., Downtown Towson provides access to the retail leviathan that is Towson Town Center. All the big names in shopping — including an Apple Store — are just steps outside your apartment. On York Road you’ll find sports bars, coffee shops, and breweries that make spending a weekend at home more than appealing.

Like most cities, there’s a lot of new development coming to Downtown Towson. High-rise apartments are bringing upscale amenities and amazing views to this up-and-coming urban locale.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Towson is $1,638 for a studio, $1,813 for one bedroom, $2,190 for two bedrooms, and $2,680 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Towson has increased by 0.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 522 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,638/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 796 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,813/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,141 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,190/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,437 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,680/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Strong Public Transit

Transit

80 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Exceptional Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

100 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Watson-King Planetarium
  • Hampton National Historic Site
  • Cromwell Valley Park
  • Lake Roland Park
  • Willow Grove Nature Education Center

Airports

  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.