Forest Glen makes Maryland’s top 10 on 2 lists
Forest Glen is ranked on 29 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
The lists Forest Glen does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Forest Glen marked.
1 spot from the top 25 for health
Lists where Forest Glen sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Forest Glen lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Forest Glen’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Forest Glen does best come first.
Steadier prices than 93% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Forest Glen’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Forest Glen out-ranks 3 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.
Where Forest Glen 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#26
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#21
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#13
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#39
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#149
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#83
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#29 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#66
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#8
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#23 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#27
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#97
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#171
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#81
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#25 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#226
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#75
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#196
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#143 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#148
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#63
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#150
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#67
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#228
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Forest Glen’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.