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                                          2008                2007                  % Change 

Total Sold Dollar Volume:  $ 9,343,550     $ 13,434,700      - 30.45 % 

Average Sold Price:            $ 283,138       $ 335,868          - 15.70 % 

Median Sold Price:            $ 242,000        $ 271,000          - 10.70 % 

Total Units Sold:                 33                   40                      - 17.50 % 

Average Days on Market:  100                  81                       23.46 % 

Average List Price for Solds:  $ 298,269     $ 364,751        - 18.23 % 

Avg Sale Price as a

percentage of Avg List Price:  94.93 %        92.08 % 

Education

Owings Mills is served by the Baltimore County Public Schools, or BCPS, system. Schools include New Town Elementary, Owings Mills Elementary, Timber Grove Elementary, Deer Park Middle Magnet, Owings Mills High, and New Town High. There are also several private schools in the area.

Owings Mills is home to a satellite branch of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Stevenson University (until recently called Villa Julie College), recently opened its Owings Mills campus in 2004, an addition to its original Stevenson campus nearby.

McDonogh School, a private K-12 school, is also located in Owings Mills.

Attractions

Owings Mills is also home to around a dozen major shopping centers and numerous office buildings. In the center of Owings Mills is Owings Mills Town Center, an enclosed shopping mall. The Owings Mills Town Center, which opened in 1986, features more than 200 stores, including its anchors of JC Penney, Boscov's, and Macy's.

The Owings Mills Town Center is located less than one mile from a the Baltimore Metro Subway station. Construction is currently taking place on a plot of land between the mall and the station to include additional shops, office space, hotels, a library, a community college, and housing.

Many nationally known organizations and businesses call Owings Mills home. Major facilities include a Sweetheart Cup plant, T. Rowe Price, Lion Brothers, The Baltimore Life Companies, Black & Decker, and the Baltimore Ravens team headquarters facility. Maryland Public Television studios (formerly the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting) can also be found in Owings Mills. Several Baltimore Ravens players also live in Owings Mills.

The TV program Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser was produced by Maryland Public Television (MPT) at its studios in Owings Mills; many viewers became familiar with the town as the mailing address of the program. Many people have also become familiar with the town as the mailing address of "Motor Week".

The website poetry.com also calls home to Owings Mills, where it's main office is located.

Suburbanization and population growth

In recent years, Owings Mills has grappled with managing the effects of new development and population growth. Homes in Owings Mills have become highly sought after for people looking to Relocate to Owings Mills Maryland here in Baltimore County or in a Relocation Program. If you are looking for a Home in Owings Mills and need to obtain listings immediately, simply contact Robert B. McArtor with Advantage Real Estate Auction Sales, LLC. and REALTOR with Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. at www.MarylandHOMESTeam.com Snarled traffic has frustrated area residents, workers, and visitors. The State of Maryland has taken steps to address these concerns. These include the widening of roadways and increased bus service in the area. While the latter has faced opposition from some residents, lack of funding for both transit and roadway improvements have delayed these projects by a number of years. Construction of new urban projects in Owings Mills continues, including housing units, shopping, and office space.