Perry Hall ranks #18 in Maryland for trails
Perry Hall is ranked on 34 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Perry Hall does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Perry Hall marked.
Perry Hall lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Perry Hall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Perry Hall does best come first.
Hotter summers than 88% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Perry Hall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Perry Hall 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 Perry Hall 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%
#51
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#18
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#95 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#103
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#52
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#127
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#141
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#68
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Baltimore · 0.0 mi
#79 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#78 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#73
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#102
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#97
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
#34 
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#127
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#149
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#114
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#115
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#169 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#60
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#154
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#130
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#27
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#187
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#33
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#27 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#134
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#166
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.