Parkville, MD homes for buyers and sellers

Where Parkville is

Parkville covers about 4.2 square miles. I-695 forms its northern edge from Loch Raven Boulevard to Putty Hill Avenue, the Baltimore City line its southern edge and Loch Raven Boulevard its western edge.^[1]

Main roads are Harford Road (MD 147), Joppa Road, Perring Parkway (MD 41), Putty Hill Avenue and Taylor Avenue. MTA bus route 54 runs on Harford Road.^[1]

Housing stock

Parkville has 13,503 homes with a median year built of 1957. About 38% were built in the 1950s and 73% between 1940 and 1969. 43% are detached houses and 30% townhouses.^[2]

In Parkville houses our crews regularly find old oil tanks (or the paperwork for one that was removed), original electrical panels and clay or cast-iron sewer lines. Ask for the oil tank history and get a sewer scope.

Getting around

• Harford Road runs south into Baltimore City; I-695 runs along the north side of town.^[1]
• MTA bus route 54 serves Harford Road.^[1]

Before you buy or rent here

• Baltimore County charges a 1.5% transfer tax and $2.50 per $500 in recordation tax, and a deed that changes ownership must come with a lien certificate.^[3]
• Maryland's state transfer tax is 0.5% of the price. When the buyer is a first-time Maryland homebuyer who will live in the home, the state rate drops to 0.25%, paid entirely by the seller.^[4]
• Baltimore County requires rentals with six or fewer units to be registered and licensed before a tenant moves in, with each unit inspected by a state-licensed home inspector.^[5]
• Renting out a home built before 1978? It must be registered with the Maryland Department of the Environment and brought up to the lead risk-reduction standard, with a passing lead-dust test, before each new tenant moves in.^[6][7][8]

Public schools: Baltimore County Public Schools. Check any address with the district's official boundary locator.

Parks and landmarks

• Double Rock Park covers 107.7 acres at 8211 Glen Road, and Putty Hill Park 15 acres at 8600 Hoerner Road.^[9]
• The Loch Raven Center recreation site is at 1801 Glen Keith Boulevard.^[9]
• Loch Raven Reservoir, north of the beltway, holds about 23 billion gallons behind a dam built in 1912-14 and raised in 1923.^[10]

Our work in Parkville

We sold 3548 Woodring Avenue, a three-bedroom Parkville home, with our own listing photos. The sellers had owned it for 25 years and reviewed Stacey on Zillow.

Homes we've sold in Parkville

Address	Bedrooms	Sold for
3548 Woodring Avenue	3	$222,000