Cambridge ranks #17 in Maryland for cheap rent
Cambridge is ranked on 37 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Faster-rising prices than 97% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Cambridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Cambridge does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cambridge marked.
Cambridge lands in the top half on 6 of 23 lists
Each dot is Cambridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Cambridge does best come first.
Every MD list, and where Cambridge lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#23
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#17
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#20
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
#85 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#19 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#111
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#112
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#211 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#259
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#245
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#249
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#250
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#207
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#127
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#204 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#19
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
#27
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#8
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
#12 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#40 
The number on the right is Cambridge’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.