Market Intelligence Baltimore, MD
Comp-rich · 25 tracked
Self-storage market in Baltimore, MD — July 2026
Based on the 25 facilities we track in Baltimore — a sample of Baltimore’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
0%
Median rate by size
5×5
$31/mo
~37% below US ($49/mo)
typical $29/mo–$36/mo
5×10
$47/mo
~28% below US ($65/mo)
typical $39/mo–$57/mo
10×10
$88/mo
~7% below US ($95/mo)
typical $70/mo–$106/mo
10×20
$142/mo
~4% above US ($137/mo)
typical $121/mo–$178/mo
The bigger picture
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~97% of US metros — about 8.9 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 2.8M residents and 1.1M households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population roughly flat since 2020.
Net out-migration of ~6,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$97,300
Median gross rent
$1,562/mo
Renter share
67%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Baltimore, MD, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 25 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.