Brunswick ranks #8 in Maryland for safety
Brunswick is ranked on 34 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Drier than 96% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Brunswick’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brunswick does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brunswick marked.
Brunswick lands in the top half on 17 of 21 lists
Each dot is Brunswick’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Brunswick does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Brunswick sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Brunswick lands in every MD ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#8 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#92
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#27
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#106
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#104
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#30
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#86 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#108
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#126
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#77
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#112
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#217
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#233 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#172
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#80
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#185
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#200
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#84 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#240 
The number on the right is Brunswick’s spot. All of Maryland’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.