Forest Heights is #1 in Maryland for conserved land
Forest Heights is ranked on 33 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Forest Heights marked.
More year-round than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Forest Heights’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Forest Heights lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Forest Heights’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Forest Heights does best come first.
Forest Heights out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Heights 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#1
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#24
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#162 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#217
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#217
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#161
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#217
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#248
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#20
Closest to a top hospital#1 Baltimore · 0.0 mi
#43 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#89
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#66
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#149
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#148 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#219
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#125
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#138
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#135
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#65 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#213
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#47
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#59
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#6
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#215
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#69
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#194 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#258
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#222
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Forest Heights’s spot. All of Maryland’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.