Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Maryland’s best subject grades are an A for civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Maryland, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 7 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. Maryland's schools rank behind 86% of the state's. Robert V. Riddell State Park, at 1,290 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Maryland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Maryland beats most towns.
Where Maryland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Maryland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1910.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maryland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Maryland.
Its public schools are run by the Schenevus Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenevus Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 244 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Maryland for work: only 7% work in town. Maryland’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Maryland is $63,000.
| Maryland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maryland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Maryland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Maryland’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Maryland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert V. Riddell State Park | 2.1 mi | 1,290 |
| 2. Hooker Mountain State Forest | — | 358 |
| 3. South Hill State Forest | — | 213 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Maryland beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Maryland.
| Maryland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Maryland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
93% of Maryland households own their home.
| Maryland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $878 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maryland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year26 mi CaveHowe Caverns34 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
37 mi Park & preserveCatskill Park
12 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum35 mi Ski areaBelleayre Mountain Ski Center66 runs · 1,374 ft verticalNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Maryland
About 3 of every 100 Maryland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Maryland is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,897 at the 2010 census. It was named for the U.S. state of the same name. The Town of Maryland is on the county's southern border. It is northeast of the City of Oneonta.
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5 towns share a border with Maryland.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | — | — | B | — | D | B− |
| Harpersfield | — | — | C | — | C− | B− |
| Davenport | #582 | C | B− | — | C− | B+ |
| Milford | #439 | C+ | B+ | — | C− | B+ |
| Westford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worcester | — | — | B+ | — | D | B− |
Maryland, Harpersfield and Worcester have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Maryland, Harpersfield, Davenport, Milford and Worcester report no FBI crime data of their own. Westford isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Maryland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $160,000, 70% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
