Salisbury ranks #7 in Maryland for a top hospital nearby
Salisbury is ranked on 37 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Faster-rising prices than 99% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Salisbury’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Salisbury does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Salisbury marked.
Salisbury lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Salisbury’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Salisbury does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Salisbury sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Salisbury out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Salisbury lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#16 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#14
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#36
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Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#23
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
#62 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#242
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#217
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#235
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#237
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#194
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Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#189
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#7 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#208
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#160
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#63 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#53
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#3
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
#14 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#215
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#9
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#254
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#183
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Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#97 Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
#42 
The number on the right is Salisbury’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.