Data Centers in Baltimore
15 locations found
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Tierpoint Baltimore
1401 Russell Street, Baltimore
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Verizon Baltimore
100 South Charles Street, Baltimore
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AiNET MD-300L
300 West Lexington Street, Baltimore
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COLOCO Baltimore
300 West Lexington Street, Baltimore
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Verizon Baltimore
300 West Lexington Street, Baltimore
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Crown Castle Fiber 700 East Pratt
700 East Pratt Street, Baltimore
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Crown Castle Fiber Baltimore
111 Market Place, Baltimore
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Lumen TWMD2
111 Market Place, Baltimore
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Verizon BLZMMD
900 Fleet Street, Baltimore
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Expedient Baltimore
1050 Hull Street, Baltimore
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Tierpoint BWI
813 Pinnacle Drive, Glen Burnie
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TunBroker Baltimore
813 Pinnacle Drive, Glen Burnie
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Cogent Baltimore
6050 Race Road, Elkridge
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AiNET MD-790R
7900 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie
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Expedient Owings Mills
11155 Red Run Boulevard, Owings Mills
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Baltimore – Strategic Mid-Atlantic Connectivity Hub
Baltimore serves as a key data center market for organizations requiring a mid-Atlantic presence with lower latency to the Northeast corridor than Ashburn. It is an excellent location for disaster recovery, secondary deployments, and serving regional enterprises and government agencies, providing robust connectivity without the high costs of the Northern Virginia market.
Baltimore: At A Glance
| Factor | Rating / Data | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Global Connectivity Grade | A | Strong network density and diverse fiber routes support high-performance applications. |
| Direct Cloud On-Ramps | 0 – as of September 2025 | The nearest major hub is Ashburn, VA, with extensive private connectivity options. |
| Power Cost | $0.09 - $0.11/kWh, as of September 2025 | Industrial electricity costs are competitive for the mid-Atlantic region. |
| Disaster Risk | High (93.67 percentile), as of September 2025 | Primary risks are atmospheric, including hurricanes, severe storms, and flooding. |
| Tax Incentives | Yes | Data Center Maryland Sales & Use Tax Exemption Incentive Program is available. |
| Sales Tax | 6.00% State Sales Tax, as of September 2025 | This is the standard Maryland state rate. |
Network & Connectivity Ecosystem
Baltimore offers a solid and diverse connectivity ecosystem, making it a viable alternative to primary hubs for specific workloads.
Carrier Density & Carrier Neutrality: The market features over 11 unique network providers as of September 2025. Carrier-neutral facilities provide competitive and resilient interconnection options.
Direct Cloud On-Ramps: There are no direct public cloud on-ramps located within Baltimore city limits as of September 2025. Organizations access cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure via dedicated private network extensions to the primary interconnection hub in Ashburn, Virginia.
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): Public peering is limited within Baltimore itself. Most network peering is conducted privately between carriers or through connections to the major IXPs in Ashburn.
Bare Metal: Bare metal server solutions are available from providers in the region, including options from companies like Hivelocity and ColoCrossing, enabling scalable compute capacity without capital expenditure.
Power Analysis
Average Cost Of Power: Industrial electricity rates in the Baltimore market are estimated to be between $0.09 and $0.11 per kWh as of September 2025. These competitive rates help manage operational expenditures for high-density deployments.
Power Grid Reliability: The power grid supporting Baltimore's data center corridors is well-engineered and benefits from the stability of the broader PJM Interconnection grid. Major facilities are typically served by redundant substations to ensure high levels of uptime.
Market Access, Business & Tax Climate
Proximity To Key Business Districts: Baltimore's data centers provide low-latency connectivity to the city's central business district, the Port of Baltimore, and major federal government and research institutions, including Johns Hopkins University.
Regional Market Reach: The market is strategically positioned to serve the dense population corridor from Philadelphia down to Washington, D.C. This makes it an effective location for content delivery and application hosting for the mid-Atlantic region.
Tax Advantage For Data Centers: Maryland offers a specific sales and use tax exemption for qualifying data center equipment. This incentive significantly reduces the initial capital investment required to build or expand a data center footprint in the state.
Natural Disaster Risk
Baltimore has a High natural disaster risk profile, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 93.67 as of September 2025. The primary threats are atmospheric and hydrological events.
Key risks include hurricanes, riverine flooding, severe wind, tornadoes, and hail. While the overall score is high, data centers in the region are engineered and operated to mitigate these specific, well-understood environmental threats.
