How Cheverly compares across Maryland
Cheverly is ranked on 30 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Cheverly lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Cheverly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Cheverly does best come first.
More vacation homes than 74% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Cheverly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cheverly out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every MD list, and where Cheverly lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#73
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#109
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#156
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#117
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#91 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#153
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#87
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#36 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#179
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#192
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#141
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#172
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#47
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#136 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#109 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#29 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#163
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#149
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#230
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
The number on the right is Cheverly’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.