The Village is ideally located in north central Baltimore County, east Towson. The interchange of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) is a short drive to the north, and routes I-95 and I-83 are just a 6-mile drive. Park and Rides are available at Cromwell Bridge Road and at Providence Road and I-695, just 1 and 3 miles from Loch Raven Village, respectively.

The Village is convenient to shopping. Loch Raven Village borders Towson Marketplace, which under new ownership is planning extensive renovations. The popular Towson Town Center, one of the largest shopping malls in the region, is 2 miles away. The Loch Raven/Taylor Avenue intersection has four shopping centers containing a wide variety of grocery and specialty stores. Stores on Loch Raven Blvd and Joppa Rd offer many products and services.

Churches of many denominations line Loch Raven Boulevard or are near to the Village.

The Village encompasses or is within walking distance to many public, private, and parochial schools covering preschool through high school, including: Pleasant Plains Elementary School, Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional magnet School of Technology, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Loch Raven Technological Academy for Environmental Science, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts (formerly Loch Raven Middle School), Carver Center for Arts and Technology (High School), Calvert Hall College (High School) and Loch Raven High School.

Towson University and Goucher College are about 5 minutes from the Village.

Well-equipped neighborhood playgrounds are located at Pleasant Plains Elementary and the former Loch Raven Elementary schools.

The 367-acre Cromwell Valley regional park, a woodland site with abundant wildlife, is within 2 miles of the Village.