Riva ranks #10 in Maryland for health insurance
Riva is ranked on 31 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
Longer growing season than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Riva’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Riva does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Riva marked.
Riva lands in the top half on 10 of 18 lists
Each dot is Riva’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Riva does best come first.
Riva 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 Riva 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
#36
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#63
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#63
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#20
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#10
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#127
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#186 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#77
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#193
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#70
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#35
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#51 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#165 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#236
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#143
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#217
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#203
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#175 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#121
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#114
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#20
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#97
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#127
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#7
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#133 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#25
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#215
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Riva’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.