Mount Rainier is #1 in Maryland for walkable streets
Mount Rainier is ranked on 34 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mount Rainier marked.
Steadier prices than 100% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Mount Rainier’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Mount Rainier lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Mount Rainier’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Mount Rainier does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for affordable rent
Lists where Mount Rainier sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Mount Rainier out-ranks 2 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.
Every MD list, and where Mount Rainier 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
#195
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#60
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Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#232
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
#13 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#183
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#192
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#193
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#245
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#47
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#90 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#177
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#1 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#135 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#162
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#147
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#116
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#144
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Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#117 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#36 
The number on the right is Mount Rainier’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.