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Bartonsville vs Spring Ridge

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+86.1 pts in Bartonsville) and home values (+27% in Bartonsville).

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Bartonsville, MDOne of the healthiest townsMaryland · 3,282 people
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Spring Ridge, MDKnown for its schoolsMaryland · 5,922 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BartonsvilleOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 95%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bartonsville →
Spring RidgeKnown for its schools
Schools#106 for schools in MDof 235 towns HealthHealthier than 95%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#119 most walkable in MD1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Spring Ridge →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+86.1 pts
Bartonsville has grown faster since 2010
Bartonsville +89.7%Spring Ridge +3.6%
Home values+27%
Homes cost more in Bartonsville
Bartonsville $621,800Spring Ridge $489,000
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Bartonsville
Bartonsville $5,568Spring Ridge $4,288
Average commute6 min
Spring Ridge has the shorter commute
Bartonsville 37 minSpring Ridge 31 min
Typical home built17 yrs
Spring Ridge’s homes are older
Bartonsville 2013Spring Ridge 1996
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Bartonsville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bartonsville$3,720/mo
Typical home $622K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,609/mo · Housing →
Spring Ridge$2,920/mo
Typical home $489K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,667/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Bartonsville and Spring Ridge.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Bartonsville and Spring Ridge share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BartonsvilleSpring RidgeBartonsvilleSpring Ridge
Bartonsville ↔ Spring Ridge1.3 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Spring Ridge places higher on 10 of 19 MD lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Maryland ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–BartonsvilleNot graded A−Spring RidgeBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
ABartonsvilleHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns A+Spring RidgeHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns
8Bartonsville
10Spring Ridge

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 250 towns #4#183 Shortest commuteGetting around · 262 towns #212#120 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #215#134 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #181#119 Most affordableCost of living · 259 towns #231#184 Most conserved landOutdoors · 260 towns #134#162 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 262 towns #35#10 Lowest depressionHealth · 262 towns #127#152

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bartonsville’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BartonsvilleSpring Ridge
Snow a year33″33″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th8th
Outdoors & history
BartonsvilleSpring Ridge
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.2%6.4%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
BartonsvilleSpring Ridge
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BartonsvilleSpring Ridge
People
Population 3,282Lowest 5,922Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +89.7%Highest MD: +7% +3.6%Lowest MD: +7%
Median age 37±3Lowest 6% below MD 37.4±5.1Highest 5% below MD
Spring Ridge and Bartonsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±5.9Highest MD: 22.2% 21.5%±4.2Lowest MD: 22.2%
Bartonsville and Spring Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±3Lowest MD: 16.7% 14.6%±3.1Highest MD: 16.7%
Spring Ridge and Bartonsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.4%Highest MD: 43.4% 54.7%Lowest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±2.8Highest MD: 6.9% 7.3%±2.8Lowest MD: 6.9%
Bartonsville and Spring Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $156,979±$37kHighest 51% above MD $145,625±$28kLowest 40% above MD
Bartonsville and Spring Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $621,800±$42kHighest 48% above MD $489,000±$41kLowest 16% above MD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,609±$1kLowest 6% below MD $1,667±$261Highest about the MD average
Spring Ridge and Bartonsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,568Highest 36% above MD $4,288Lowest 5% above MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 86%±46.1Highest MD: 51.5% 57.7%±28.4Lowest MD: 51.5%
Bartonsville and Spring Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.2%Highest MD: 9.4% 1.8%Lowest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest MD: 67.6% 87.4%Lowest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 34 yrs newer than MD 1996Lowest 17 yrs newer than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 18% above MD 31 minLowest about the MD average
Work from home 25.5%±6.6Highest MD: 19.3% 24.6%±5.3Lowest MD: 19.3%
Bartonsville and Spring Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Frederick (15%)Frederick (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring RidgeFew work in Bartonsville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Highest 6.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.6Lowest 70.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#106 of 235 in MD
School district —Frederick County Public Schools
High school in town —None in town
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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