Hampstead is #1 in Maryland for graduation rate
Hampstead is ranked on 35 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 Hampstead marked.
More snow than 100% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Hampstead’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hampstead lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Hampstead’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Hampstead does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for safety
Lists where Hampstead sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MD list, and where Hampstead 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
#57
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#35
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#72
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#79
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#160
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#77
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#35
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#241
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#206 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#12 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#111 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#144
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#236
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#26
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#139
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#216 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#117
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#168
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#195 
The number on the right is Hampstead’s spot. All of Maryland’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.