Downtown Towson

Towson, MD

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Downtown Towson - Towson, MD

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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 March 2025, the average apartment rent in Downtown Towson is $1,609 for a studio, $1,821 for one bedroom, $2,272 for two bedrooms, and $2,690 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Towson has increased by 4.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 522 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,609/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 796 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,821/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,141 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,272/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,437 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,690/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

97

Walker's Paradise

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

Lace up your walking shoes because this area is considered a walker’s paradise.

64

Good Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

55

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

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

Military Bases

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 2025.