Denton ranks #15 in Maryland for cheap rent
Denton is ranked on 36 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Denton does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Denton marked.
Denton lands in the top half on 5 of 22 lists
Each dot is Denton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Denton does best come first.
Hotter summers than 91% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Denton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Denton 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#17
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#15
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Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#38
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#106 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#222
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
#21
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#53
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
#5 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#32 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#240
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#148
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#207 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#255
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#217
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#255
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#237
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#207
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Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#251
Closest to a top hospital#1 Baltimore · 0.0 mi
#214 
The number on the right is Denton’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.