Spring Ridge ranks #10 in Maryland for health insurance
Spring Ridge is ranked on 33 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 9.
More snow than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Spring Ridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Spring Ridge does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Spring Ridge marked.
Spring Ridge lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Spring Ridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Spring Ridge does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for staying active
Lists where Spring Ridge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Spring Ridge out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Spring Ridge 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#24
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#63
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#13
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#11
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#10
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#257 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#59
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#84
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#180
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#162
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#171 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#184
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#96
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#120 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#162
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#133
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#119 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#7
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#243
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#167
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#163
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#59
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#61
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#159 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#208
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#57
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Spring Ridge’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.