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Rankings in Maryland
20 lists rank Maryland’s towns of 2,500+ (260 with an overall grade); Damascus leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live259 towns · #1 DamascusBest small towns121 towns · #1 WalkersvilleMost affordable towns260 towns · #1 CresaptownSafest towns52 towns · #1 FrostburgTowns with the best schools261 towns · #1 Berlin and Ocean City and Ocean Pines and Pocomoke City and West Ocean CityHealthiest towns261 towns · #1 Bethesda and Chevy ChaseBest towns for jobs & income261 towns · #1 FultonMost walkable towns261 towns · #1 Friendship Heights VillageTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk261 towns · #1 Naval AcademyBest towns for the outdoors261 towns · #1 Forest HeightsMost historic towns261 towns · #1 BaltimoreTowns with the most civic life67 towns · #1 ChestertownTowns with the least snow259 towns · #1 BethesdaDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns259 towns · #1 FrostburgDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters216 towns · #1 Ocean City and West Ocean CityDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers216 towns · #1 Brooklyn ParkDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers216 towns · #1 FrostburgDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes261 towns · #1 Chevy Chase and TravilahDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes251 towns · #1 CresaptownDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns66 towns · #1 DelmarDescribed, no letters
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