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.

Down paymentRate%

Layhill$3,590/mo

Typical home $608K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,189/mo · Housing →

Colesville$3,640/mo

Typical home $617K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,893/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Colesville and Layhill.

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.

Report cards

Colesville 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

B+LayhillBetter than 72% of districts in the state B+ColesvilleBetter than 72% of districts in the state

Health

A−LayhillHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns AColesvilleHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns

7Layhill

10Colesville

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 262 towns #237#99 Most remote workersWork · 256 towns #106#18 Fastest growingGrowth · 250 towns #82#157 Most educatedPeople · 262 towns #101#49 Cheapest rentCost of living · 252 towns #193#146 Most conserved landOutdoors · 260 towns #24#55 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 262 towns #172#149 Highest incomeIncome · 262 towns #60#82

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Layhill’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

LayhillColesville

Snow a year16″16″

January low25°F 25°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)202d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 7th

Outdoors & history

LayhillColesville

Trails0 mi 8 mi

Conserved land23.6%16.3%

National Register places—1

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

LayhillColesville

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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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.

Only big differences vs Maryland average

LayhillColesville

People

Population 5,497Lowest 14,519Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.5%Highest MD: +7% +5.3%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 39.3±6.8Lowest about the MD average 47.3±3.7Highest 20% above MD

Colesville and Layhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.8%±4.7Highest MD: 22.2% 21.7%±3.2Lowest MD: 22.2%

Layhill and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19%±1.8Lowest MD: 16.7% 26.9%±2.9Highest MD: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.4%Lowest MD: 43.4% 57.2%Highest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.9%±3.9Highest MD: 6.9% 6.5%±2.2Lowest MD: 6.9%

Layhill and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $146,308±$23kHighest 41% above MD $130,682±$36kLowest 26% above MD

Layhill and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $608,000±$42kLowest 45% above MD $616,800±$18kHighest 47% above MD

Colesville and Layhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,189±$491Highest 28% above MD $1,893±$446Lowest 11% above MD

Layhill and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,824Lowest 18% above MD $4,890Highest 19% above MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±28.3Lowest MD: 51.5% 82.8%±17Highest MD: 51.5%

Colesville and Layhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.3%Highest MD: 9.4% 3.4%Lowest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest MD: 67.6% 83%Lowest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MD 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 26% above MD 30 minLowest 4% below MD

Work from home 19.7%±4.9Lowest MD: 19.3% 32.5%±5.8Highest MD: 19.3%

Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.30Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Washington (20%)Washington (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColesvilleFew work in Layhill

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 23.6%Highest 16.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 8.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 13Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.1Highest 73.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #143 of 235 in MD #125 of 235 in MD

School district Montgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery County Public Schools

High school in town None in townNone 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.

Layhill vs Colesville

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