Edgewater ranks #57 in Maryland for walkable streets
Edgewater is ranked on 33 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Longer growing season than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Edgewater’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Edgewater does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edgewater marked.
Edgewater lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Edgewater’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Edgewater does best come first.
Edgewater 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 Edgewater lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#68
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#63
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#98
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#68
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#68
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#201 
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#137
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#154
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#112
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#52
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#182 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#151
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#196
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#120
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#224
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#172
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#57 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#198 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#121
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#114
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#19
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#94
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#124
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#7
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#132 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#16
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#120
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Edgewater’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.