Long Bar Harbor is a waterfront community in Abingdon
Bounded by Bush River and Otter Point Creek, Long Bar Harbor hums with a nautical and laid-back lifestyle in Abingdon. Locals spend their days boating to waterfront bars and setting crab pots off their docks. Bush River Yacht Club is a social spot that hosts vibrant events, while Anita C. Leight Estuary Center offers wooded hiking trails and scenic kayaking routes. U.S. Route 40, which takes commuters to Baltimore and the Aberdeen Proving Ground, runs along the community’s northern edge. But even with this coastal location and the small summer crowd it attracts, Long Bar Harbor predominantly has full-time residents and maintains a quiet atmosphere. “This isn’t some sort of hectic waterfront destination,” says Kay Deitz, a real estate agent with Garceau Realty who has sold homes in the area since the 1980s. “If you don’t live in Long Bar Harbor, you only come here to go to a marina, get on your boat and leave.”
Take a day to go kayaking with a friend in Long Bar Harbor.
The Long Bar Harbor neighborhood provides a wide variety of housing on the water.
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Some houses sit on the water
Most houses in Long Bar Harbor were built between the 1940s and early 2000s. Ranch-style houses, Cape Cod cottages and New Traditionals are all common. Above-ground powerlines and oak trees stretch over the neighborhood’s asphalt roads. The median lot size is a little over a quarter-acre. Some properties back up to the water, with private docks and boat slips. Houses can have two to five bedrooms and driveways or attached garages. Older homes may start at around $200,000, while newer options occasionally reach $580,000. Heavy rainfall can cause the Bush River and Otter Point Creek to overflow, and some houses in Long Bar Harbor may require flood insurance. Storms also increase water pollution and often prohibit swimming, but Deitz says this doesn’t bother most locals. “This is a community of serious boaters, fishermen and crabbers. Nobody moves here to swim.”
Cape cods are quite prevalent in the Long Bar Harbor neighborhood.
Live in a ranch style home with a big yard in Long Bar Harbor.
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Bush River Yacht Club hosts a crab feast and a car show
Long Bar Harbor is home to several boat storage facilities. Sailboats and powerboats are tied to wooden docks stretching behind the Bush River Yacht Club, established in 1939. Deitz says locals often become members. “Some people join for boat storage, but the social aspect is almost more important.” Members can devour unlimited seafood and fried chicken during the crab feast in September. Corvettes, Camaros and other vintage vehicles fill the club’s parking lot for the car show every April. The Bar Harbor RV Park & Marina on the community’s eastern tip has 93 camping sites available to rent between April and November.
Bush RIver Yacht Club in Long Bar Harbor provides a great place to keep your boat.
Bar Harbor R.V. Park in Long Bar Harbor welcomes guests from all over.
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B grades and above for Harford County Public Schools
Harford County Public Schools serve the area. Kids can attend Old Post Road Elementary and Edgewood Middle, which both earn B-minuses from Niche. They may continue to B-rated Edgewood High, where the Global Studies and International Baccalaureate Program offers classes like dance, fine arts and French. Students need to be driven to the elementary school, while the middle school and high school have bus routes in the neighborhood.
Edgewood High School offers a diverse learning environment in Long Bar Harbor.
Edgewood Middle School is a vibrant place for students to learn and grow in Long Bar Harbor.
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Anita C. Leight Estuary Center has hiking and kayaking trails
Other neighborhood recreation spaces include Alice and William Longley Park, where kids can play baseball on the grass diamond and run around the playground. Anita C. Leight Estuary Center has upland forest hiking trails, an exhibit hall about Chesapeake Bay ecology and a paddle boat launch into Otter Point Creek. Kayakers and canoers can follow the center’s water trail, passing by cattail-covered patches, sweet flag marsh and bald eagle nests. About 3 miles west, Maryland Sports Arena is an indoor soccer facility, and Ice World offers figure skating lessons and hockey leagues. Gunpowder Falls State Park, 16 miles southwest, has a public beach.
Go for a walk at Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Long Bar Harbor.
Maryland Sports Arena in Long Bar Harbor provides a great space to practice soccer.
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Route 40 leads to Baltimore and the Aberdeen Proving Ground
Long Bar Harbor is a car-dependent community. Baltimore is a 26-mile drive west on Route 40. An 11-mile drive east on the highway reaches the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County’s largest employer. “A lot of military families moved to Long Bar Harbor when development first started. I still know active-duty people in the neighborhood.” A freight railroad line runs along the community’s northern edge, and locals may hear train noise. The Edgewood train station, 6 miles southwest, services the Maryland Area Rail Commuter Penn Line. The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center is 9 miles north, while the Baltimore/Washington International Airport is 37 miles south.
The Inner Harbor is a great spot to chill and have some fun not far from Long Bar Harbor.
The Aberdeen Proving Grounds bring many people to the Long Bar Harbor neighborhood.
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Locals take boats to The Island at Flying Point Marina
Auto repair shops, a 7-Eleven and a few casual restaurants sit along Route 40. But Deitz says most locals prefer boat-up eateries, like The Island at Flying Point Marina, just across Otter Point Creek. “Neighbors will pack into one boat and drive there together.” Thatched awnings shade wooden tables, where patrons enjoy shrimp tacos and listen to live music. “It’s only open between May and October, and it's super crowded all season,” Deitz adds. Big-box grocery stores like Walmart, Target and Aldi are in the shopping centers just off state Route 24, about 5 miles northwest.
The Island at Flying Point Marina serves great food with a great environment in Long Bar Harbor.
Flying Point Marina in Long Bar Harbor provides a great spot to keep your boat all summer long.
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The Bush River Bridge has height restrictions
All boaters in the area must pass under Amtrak’s Bush River Bridge to enter Chesapeake Bay. Boats over 12 feet tall need the draw bridge to open, though this only happens twice a day between May and October. A project to make the bridge taller is currently being planned. “Every boater is patiently waiting for this to start. It’ll just make getting to the Chesapeake Bay less of a hassle.” Construction is expected to start in 2028 and end by 2034.
Go fishing out on the Bush River on your boat when you live in Long Bar Harbor.
Long Bar Harbor has a bridge for the train that runs over the Bush RIver into Baltimore.
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Transit
Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
52 min drive
Bus
Us 40 & Long Bar Harbor Rd Eb
Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Long Bar Harbor
US
Homicide
2
4
Sexual Assault
3
4
Assault with Weapon
3
4
Robbery
3
4
Burglary
3
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
2
4
Larceny
3
4
Crime Score
3
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Long Bar Harbor Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Long Bar Harbor, Abingdon sell after 29 days on the market compared to the national average of 50 days. The median sale price for homes in Long Bar Harbor, Abingdon over the last 12 months is $393,500, up 1% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
Housing Trends
Median List Price
$393,500
Median Sale Price
$393,500
Median Single Family Sale Price
$393,500
Median Change From 1st List Price
0%
Last 12 months Home Sales
16
Median Home Sale Price YoY Change
1%
Average Price Per Sq Ft
$197
Neighborhood Facts
Number of Homes in Neighborhood
541
Median Year Built
1990
Average Single Family Home Size Sq Ft
2,898
Significantly above the national average
1,933
Median Lot Size Sq Ft
15,681
Distribution of Home Values
Source: Public Records
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
1,611
Median Age
42
Population under 18
22.2%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
18.4%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$98,770
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$138,883
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
93%
College Graduates
29.8%
On par with the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
16.1%
% Population in Labor Force
76%
Above the national average
65.1%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
43''
Average Winter Low Temperature
22°F
Average Summer High Temperature
82°F
Annual Snowfall
0''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
30/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
16/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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