Reisterstown Station is a neighborhood in the Northwest District of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of
Glen (northeast) and
Grove Park (southwest). The
Baltimore County line is the neighborhood's western border. Its other boundaries are drawn by
Reisterstown Road (northeast), West
Northern Parkway (southeast), Crest Heights Road (northwest),
Patterson Avenue and
Wabash Avenue (southwest).
Fallstaff Shopping Center is located in the northern corner of Reisterstown Station.
Reisterstown Road Plaza, also known as The Plaza, is a mall located to the south of the smaller shopping center, along Reisterstown Road.
The
Reisterstown Plaza Metro station, on Wabash Avenue near its intersection with Patterson Avenue, gives neighborhood residents quick access to
Downtown Baltimore
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and
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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or
Owings Mills, Maryland.
Other MTA facilities on Wabash Avenue within the Reisterstown Station neighborhood include the Metro Operations, Systems Maintenance, Transportation & Maintenance and Railcar Maintenance offices and shops.
These facilities maintain a rail yard along Wabash Avenue with 15 tracks, two maintenance shop buildings and a yard tower.
Demographics
Reisterstown Station is a predominantly black neighborhood. Roughly 3/4 of the neighborhood's population is
black
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. The rest is mostly
white
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, with some
Hispanic
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and
Asian residents. A median income of $45,550 estimated for Reisterstown Station in 2009 compared favorably with the city median of $38,772.
See also
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List of Baltimore neighborhoods
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External links
Northwest District Maps Baltimore City Neighborhoods Portal
References
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Neighborhoods in Baltimore