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Guilford Baltimore, MD

One of Maryland’s most renowned neighborhoods rests in a prime location

Historic Great Location Upscale

Historic Guilford is one of Maryland’s most prominent communities. This highly sought-after neighborhood has several roots in Baltimore’s history and is a designated National Register Historic District. Guildford is home to the renowned Sherwood Gardens, a botanical garden founded in 1920 known for its annual showcase of over 80,000 tulips along with beautiful azaleas and cherry trees. Today, Guilford is known for its alluring architectural styles and prime location.

The neighborhood offers a variety of styles for rent, from cozy cottages to jaw-dropping mansions and luxury apartments. By living in Guilford, you’ll be close to some of the biggest attractions and major destinations in Baltimore. The neighborhood borders Loyola University Maryland and Johns-Hopkins University. Walk a few blocks over from the campus and you’ll have access to a slew of locally-owned restaurants, cafes, and bars along 36th Street. The Baltimore Museum of Art, Wyman Park, Maryland Zoo, and Druid Hill Park are all convenient to Guilford as well. And if you need to go to Downtown Baltimore, you’ll only be a 20-minute drive away.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Reviews of Guilford - Baltimore, MD

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4.1 10 Reviews

Current Resident

7 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

I have lived in Guilford nearly my entire life. It is my home, my parents' home, and my great grandmother's home before that. Guilford has a old-world charm that you simply cannot find anywhere else in the city. Things move slowly here. It has quirks and charm and flaws like any place. I love walking my dogs around the neighborhood on a Saturday night and seeing that nearly all the homes have turned off lights and gone to bed by 10pm :) I make fun of it sometimes for not being as hip as other neighborhoods, but I can't imagine growing up in a more lovely place.

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

Baltimore in general does not have many big stores in the city; you have to have a car to get to Target, Walmart, and malls. Overall, the area is walkable, has great public transit and I love living, and working in the city.

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

Me and all my friends in the area have accessibility to jobs in the area, though many people choose to commute to the city for a skewed view of the city as unsafe.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Maryland Space Grant Consortium Observatory
  • Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens
  • Druid Hill Park
  • The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
  • Cylburn Arboretum

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.