Taneytown is #1 in Maryland for graduation rate
Taneytown 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 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Taneytown marked.
Shorter growing season than 98% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Taneytown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Taneytown lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Taneytown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Taneytown does best come first.
Where Taneytown 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#62
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#18
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#85
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#105
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#167
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#122 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethesda · 100 / 100
#209
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#192
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#222
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#210
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#112
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#251
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#164 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#216 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#222
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#108
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#155
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#44
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#85 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#50
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#205
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#210
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#180
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#39
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#256
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#182 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#57
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#171
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Taneytown’s spot. All of Maryland’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.