Walker Mill ranks #20 in Maryland for low depression
Walker Mill is ranked on 33 lists against the 262 Maryland towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Older than 71% of Maryland
Not better or worse, just Walker Mill’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Walker Mill out-ranks 1 of its 5 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.
Walker Mill lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Walker Mill’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MD, the right end is last. Areas where Walker Mill does best come first.
The lists Walker Mill does best on
Each list ranks every MD town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Walker Mill marked.
Where Walker Mill 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
#234
Lowest obesity#1 Travilah · 19%
#252
Fewest smokers#1 Chevy Chase · 5%
#195
Most active#1 Chevy Chase · 12%
#228
Fewest uninsured#1 Chevy Chase · 4%
#207
K
Lowest depression#1 Konterra · 13%
#20
Closest to a top hospital#1 Towson · 0.5 mi
#156 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Forest Heights · 49.9%
#76
Most trails#1 Hampton · 7.0 mi / sq mi
#77
Most walkable#1 Mount Rainier · 228 / sq mi
#147 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Cumberland · 1.2 yrs
#95
Cheapest rent#1 Emmitsburg · $635/mo
#94
C
Lowest property tax#1 Cresaptown · $1,360/yr
#99
Rent easiest to afford#1 Mays Chapel · 27.2%
People
Most educated#1 Chevy Chase · 95.2%
#208
Youngest#1 Naval Academy · 21.0
#188
Oldest#1 Leisure World · 76.0
#77
Most residents 65+#1 Leisure World · 77.4%
#116
A
Most kids#1 Andrews AFB · 36.5%
#112 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Naval Academy · 7.2 min
#239 Climate
Snowiest#1 Frostburg · 72 in
#121
Least snow#1 Bethesda · 5.8 in
#114
Mildest winters#1 Ocean City · 29.8°
#87
Hottest summers#1 Brooklyn Park · 89.1°
#69
Coolest summers#1 Frostburg · 81.6°
#151
W
Longest growing season#1 Wildewood · 248 days
#128
Wettest#1 Rising Sun · 48 in
#145 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean City · 83.1%
#177
Most new homes#1 Delmar · 19.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Snow Hill · +74.8%
#138
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Laurel · 21.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Frostburg · 3.3
The number on the right is Walker Mill’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.