Timonium makes Maryland’s top 10 on 2 lists
Timonium is ranked on 33 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 11.
Wetter than 95% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Timonium’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Timonium does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Timonium marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Timonium sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Timonium lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Timonium’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Timonium does best come first.
Timonium out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Timonium 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
#46
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#21
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#13
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#77
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#10
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#113
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#31 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#5
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#37
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#193 People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#29
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#233
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#31
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#17
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#194 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#38 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#174
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#136
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#203
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#60
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#154
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#187
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#103
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#113
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#33
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#181
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#213
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Timonium’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.