Mayo ranks #33 in Maryland for working from home
Mayo 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 4.
Longer growing season than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Mayo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Mayo does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mayo marked.
Mayo lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Mayo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Mayo does best come first.
Mayo out-ranks 1 of its 2 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 Mayo 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
#73
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#79
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#51
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#35
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#189
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#224 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#112
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#68
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#224 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#111
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#153
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#111
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#156
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#141 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#225
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#215
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#157
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#195 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#121
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#114
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#18
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#111
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#104
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#7
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#120 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#24
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#119
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Mayo’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.