Neighborhoods
Where we live, work and sell, with what each place is like and what homes there usually cost.
Historic District
The colonial heart of the city around the State House, St. John's College and the Naval Academy: brick sidewalks, eighteenth-century houses and the harbor at the bottom of the hill.
- Typical prices
- About $1.5M to $12M for the finest houses
- Living there
- Walk to everything. Little parking. Exterior changes go through the Historic Preservation Commission.
Murray Hill
Late-Victorian and early twentieth-century houses on quiet streets just above downtown, a short walk from the Naval Academy gate and Main Street.
- Typical prices
- About $1.1M to $2.5M
- Living there
- Porches, picket fences and neighbors who know one another.
Eastport
The maritime neighborhood between Spa Creek and Back Creek: boatyards, yacht clubs and small restaurants, with downtown just over the bridge.
- Typical prices
- Most homes $850K to $1.9M; waterfront higher
- Living there
- Sailing is the local language. Walk to dinner on either side of the creek.
Wardour and West Annapolis
Laid out in 1907 in the Olmsted manner, with curving streets and water on three sides from the Severn and College Creek.
- Typical prices
- About $900K to $3.5M
- Living there
- Community piers and beaches, mature trees, five minutes to downtown.
Annapolis Neck
Estate enclaves on Harness Creek and the South River, next to Quiet Waters Park, with some of the deepest private water near the city.
- Typical prices
- About $2.5M to $11M on the water
- Living there
- Land, privacy and deep water, fifteen minutes from City Dock.
Bay Ridge and Annapolis Roads
Communities facing the open Chesapeake with beaches, marinas and the Bay Bridge on the horizon.
- Typical prices
- About $1M to $3.5M on the water
- Living there
- Sunrise over the Bay, a community beach and a long sailing season.
Gibson Island
A private, gated island community founded in 1921 and planned by the Olmsted Brothers, with about seven miles of shoreline, a club and a yacht squadron.
- Typical prices
- Typically $2.5M to $5M
- Living there
- Club membership is separate and by application.
Edgewater and the South River
Waterfront communities along the South River and its creeks, from river cottages to large houses on deep water.
- Typical prices
- About $900K to $3M on the water
- Living there
- Kayaks, docks and summer evenings on the river, twenty minutes from downtown.
Severna Park and Round Bay
Bluffs and coves along the Severn, known for strong schools and long views up and down the river.
- Typical prices
- Most homes $600K to $1.5M; river estates far higher
- Living there
- Schools, sailing and a short drive to Annapolis or Baltimore.
Price ranges are our own reading of recent listings and sales and change often. Ask us for current figures before you decide anything.