Overlea ranks #27 in Maryland for affordability
Overlea 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 5.
The lists Overlea does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Overlea marked.
Overlea lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Overlea’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Overlea does best come first.
Hotter summers than 94% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Overlea’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for affordability
Lists where Overlea sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Overlea out-ranks 5 of its 6 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 Overlea 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
#27
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#63
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#55
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#116
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#29
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#71 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#153
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#161
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#175
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#112
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#189
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#47 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#75 
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#174
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#146
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#115
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#131
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#124 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#60
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#154
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#85
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#13
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#205
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#33
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#19 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#168
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#96
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
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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.