Why is self storage so useful in Baltimore?

Baltimore is a rowhouse city. Roughly half of its 251,000 occupied homes are attached rowhouses, most built between the 1880s and the 1940s for families without cars — which means no garage, no driveway, and often a basement that takes on water in a wet spring. When a household adds a kayak, a set of winter tires, a motorcycle, holiday decorations, or a late parent's dining set, there is no place on the property to put it. Storage a short drive away, on a month-to-month term, is how Baltimore families make a 14-foot-wide rowhouse work.

Northeast Baltimore, where our facility sits, is one of the city's most residential areas. Frankford alone is Baltimore's most populous designated neighborhood, with about 18,000 residents in 2.1 square miles, and it is flanked by Gardenville, Belair-Edison, Lauraville, Hamilton Hills, and Waltherson — blocks of brick rowhouses and small detached homes along Belair Road (U.S. Route 1) and Harford Road. Herring Run Park runs through the middle of it, and Morgan State University's 185-acre campus is about 2.7 miles west, so May and August each bring a wave of students who need a unit for the summer or a semester abroad.

The neighborhood also sits at the seam between city and county. Belair Road crosses into Overlea and Baltimore County about a mile northeast of our gate and runs straight to the I-695 Beltway, so residents of Rosedale, Parkville, Nottingham, Perry Hall, and White Marsh reach us without ever touching downtown traffic, and I-95 and I-895 are a few minutes south via Moravia Road. That mix — dense rowhouse blocks, a university, and easy suburban access — is why one ground-floor facility on Belair Road can serve most of northeast Baltimore and the inner county.

Why choose US Storage Centers in Baltimore?

Real local people. The office at Belair Road is run by an on-site team who know the property, the neighborhood, and their customers by name — reviewers single out the office team again and again, and every recent review gets a reply. You're a name, not a number.

Nationally trusted, personally run. US Storage Centers has been privately owned since 1985, with facilities across the country and local teams who make the decisions that matter on site.

Storage that gives back. Belair Road is a Kure It Certified Location: tenants can round up their monthly rent to fund research for underfunded cancers through Kure It Cancer Research.

Easy, on your terms. Month-to-month rentals, online reservations and rentals in minutes, seven-day access from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and no long-term commitment. Store for a season or a decade — the choice stays yours.

Life's Moments. Stored Well.™

What size storage units are available in Baltimore? 

All units at our Baltimore facility are on the ground floor. Choose by what you are storing, then check the live unit listings for today's rates. 

Size

Type

Best for
5×5 Interior Hallway Boxes, seasonal decorations, a dorm room
5x10 Drive-up or Interior Studio apartment, a motorcycle, small inventory
10x10 Drive-up or Interior One-bedroom apartment or a rowhouse basement
10x15 Drive-up Two-bedroom rowhouse or apartment
10x20 Drive-up Three-bedroom home; fits a car
10x25 to 10x40 Drive-up Full household, contractor equipment, boat or trailer under cover
20x20 to 20x30 Drive-up Business inventory, multiple vehicles, a large move
18-, 20-, or 30-ft space Outdoor parking Cars, trailers, boats on trailers, RVs to about 30 feet

Still deciding? Our Size Guide matches each unit to what it holds.

*Current rates and unit availability appear in the live unit listings on this page.

What do Baltimore customers ask about storage units?

Our Baltimore facility is at 5117 Belair Road (U.S. Route 1) at Parkwood Avenue in northeast Baltimore, ZIP 21206 — in the Frankford and Gardenville area, next to Belair-Edison and Lauraville, about a mile inside the city line from Overlea. It is roughly 15 minutes northeast of downtown and two miles inside the I-695 Beltway.

Rates in Baltimore depend on unit size, type (drive-up, interior hallway, or vehicle parking), and current availability, and they change with demand, so we do not publish static prices. Smaller units such as the 5×5 and 5×10 cost the least; 10×10 and 10×15 drive-up units are the most common choices for apartments and rowhouses. Current rates and unit availability appear in the live unit listings on this page and on the Belair Road facility page.

A typical two- or three-bedroom Baltimore rowhouse fits in a 10×15 to 10×20 drive-up unit, including furniture, boxes, and appliances. A one-bedroom apartment or the contents of a finished basement fits a 10×10. If you are storing a car or a boat on a trailer as well, look at the 10×25 and larger bays or an outdoor parking space.

Yes — drive-up is what the Belair Road facility is built around. About 470 of its roughly 575 units are ground-level drive-up units with roll-up doors, from 5×10 to 20×30, so you pull your car or truck directly to the unit door. There are no elevators or stairs anywhere on the property.

No. Our Baltimore facility offers drive-up units, interior hallway units, and vehicle parking, but none of its units are climate controlled. Our interior hallway units sit inside the building, away from direct sun and weather — a good fit for books, files, and most household goods. For items that need a regulated temperature year-round, a climate-controlled facility elsewhere is the right choice, and we would rather say so plainly.

Yes. The Belair Road facility has 38 outdoor parking spaces in 18-, 20-, and 30-foot lengths for cars, trailers, boats, and RVs, plus large 10×25 to 20×30 drive-up bays that work as enclosed, garage-style vehicle storage. The drive aisles are wide enough to back a trailer in without a second pass.

Tenants can access units and parked vehicles seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Every unit is on the ground floor, so there are no elevators or stairs between your vehicle and your space at any hour.

No. Every rental is month-to-month with no long-term contract. You can reserve a unit online with no credit card and hold it for up to 14 days, or rent online in minutes.

Yes. Contractors, caterers, event planners, and online sellers across northeast Baltimore use the Belair Road drive-up units for inventory, tools, and equipment because every unit is at ground level with wide drive aisles — a delivery van or box truck can back straight up to the door.