Dundalk ranks #8 in Maryland for affordability
Dundalk 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 5.
Hotter summers than 99% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Dundalk’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Dundalk does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dundalk marked.
Dundalk lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Dundalk’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Dundalk does best come first.
Dundalk out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
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 Dundalk 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
#8
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#62
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#16
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
#81 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#33 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#250
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#160
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#249
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#250
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#225
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#251
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#46 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#226
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#129
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#109 
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#252
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#78
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#183
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#127
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#96 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#60
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#154
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#30
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#3
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#212
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#3
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#26 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#114
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#93
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Dundalk’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.