How Berlin compares across Maryland
Berlin is ranked on 35 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Milder winters than 99% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Berlin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Berlin does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berlin marked.
Berlin lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Berlin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Berlin does best come first.
Every MD list, and where Berlin lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#15 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#11
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
#9
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#7
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
#18 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#129
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#22
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#137
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#181
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#222
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#193
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#112
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#189
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#244 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#129
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#88
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#176
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#109
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#42 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#142
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#92
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#176 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#241
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#16
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#4
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#155
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#65
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#96
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#68 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Berlin’s spot. All of Maryland’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MD list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.