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Most affordable towns in Maryland, 2026

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is the most affordable ranked town in Maryland. Rent, the regional price level, taxes, and electricity are 22.5% each. Gasoline is 10%. A lower score is more affordable.

Summary

200
Towns ranked in Maryland.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Number 1 in Maryland. Rent is 14.5% of income. National rank 2417.
20.7%
Median rent share among ranked towns in Maryland.
0
Ranked Maryland towns in the national top 100.
Marlow Heights
Least affordable ranked town in Maryland. Rent is 35.8% of income. National rank 6074.

Gasoline

$4.470

per gallon. EIA does not publish a Maryland price. This is the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) price for the week of October 12, 2026. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, that is $2,145.60 a year for every ranked town in Maryland.

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Top 25

  1. #1 in Maryland · National #2417

    Fountainhead-Orchard Hills

    Rent share 14.5% · Price level 94.2 · Score 0.397

    Median rent is $1,247 a month and median income is $103,340, so rent is 14.5% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro price level is 94.2 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is electricity price.

  2. #2 in Maryland · National #3383

    Chesapeake Beach

    Rent share 15.2% · Price level 100.8 · Score 0.468

    Median rent is $1,756 a month and median income is $138,895, so rent is 15.2% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Lexington Park, MD metro price level is 100.8 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is electricity price.

  3. #3 in Maryland · National #3422

    Robinwood

    Rent share 18.7% · Price level 94.2 · Score 0.471

    Median rent is $1,419 a month and median income is $90,840, so rent is 18.7% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro price level is 94.2 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is regional price level and its heaviest mark is electricity price.

  4. #4 in Maryland · National #3506

    Cresaptown

    Rent share 13.6% · Price level 105.0 · Score 0.477

    Median rent is $777 a month and median income is $68,370, so rent is 13.6% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Maryland state price level is 105.0 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  5. #5 in Maryland · National #3643

    Manchester

    Rent share 13.4% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.488

    Median rent is $1,358 a month and median income is $121,676, so rent is 13.4% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  6. #6 in Maryland · National #3727

    Severna Park

    Rent share 12.0% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.496

    Median rent is $1,699 a month and median income is $169,953, so rent is 12.0% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  7. #7 in Maryland · National #3732

    Bel Air North

    Rent share 14.2% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.497

    Median rent is $1,624 a month and median income is $137,336, so rent is 14.2% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  8. #8 in Maryland · National #3777

    Mount Airy

    Rent share 14.7% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.501

    Median rent is $1,854 a month and median income is $151,324, so rent is 14.7% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  9. #9 in Maryland · National #3781

    Eldersburg

    Rent share 14.3% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.501

    Median rent is $1,705 a month and median income is $142,954, so rent is 14.3% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  10. #10 in Maryland · National #3834

    Brunswick

    Rent share 12.4% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.507

    Median rent is $1,217 a month and median income is $118,025, so rent is 12.4% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  11. #11 in Maryland · National #3870

    Taneytown

    Rent share 14.5% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.509

    Median rent is $1,059 a month and median income is $87,621, so rent is 14.5% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  12. #12 in Maryland · National #3871

    Middletown

    Rent share 12.6% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.509

    Median rent is $1,813 a month and median income is $173,333, so rent is 12.6% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  13. #13 in Maryland · National #3900

    Edgemere

    Rent share 15.1% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.511

    Median rent is $1,300 a month and median income is $103,165, so rent is 15.1% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  14. #14 in Maryland · National #3921

    Poolesville

    Rent share 10.7% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.513

    Median rent is $1,831 a month and median income is $205,919, so rent is 10.7% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  15. #15 in Maryland · National #3928

    Thurmont

    Rent share 11.3% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.513

    Median rent is $927 a month and median income is $98,125, so rent is 11.3% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  16. #16 in Maryland · National #3933

    Halfway

    Rent share 21.4% · Price level 94.2 · Score 0.514

    Median rent is $1,269 a month and median income is $71,036, so rent is 21.4% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro price level is 94.2 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is regional price level and its heaviest mark is electricity price.

  17. #17 in Maryland · National #3936

    Arbutus

    Rent share 16.0% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.514

    Median rent is $1,318 a month and median income is $99,090, so rent is 16.0% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  18. #18 in Maryland · National #3967

    Lutherville

    Rent share 15.0% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.516

    Median rent is $1,423 a month and median income is $113,563, so rent is 15.0% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  19. #19 in Maryland · National #3972

    Damascus

    Rent share 13.5% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.516

    Median rent is $1,792 a month and median income is $158,883, so rent is 13.5% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  20. #20 in Maryland · National #3987

    Hampstead

    Rent share 16.0% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.518

    Median rent is $1,309 a month and median income is $97,871, so rent is 16.0% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  21. #21 in Maryland · National #3991

    Spring Ridge

    Rent share 13.7% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.518

    Median rent is $1,667 a month and median income is $145,625, so rent is 13.7% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  22. #22 in Maryland · National #4014

    Peppermill Village

    Rent share 11.8% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.520

    Median rent is $845 a month and median income is $85,685, so rent is 11.8% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  23. #23 in Maryland · National #4057

    Walkersville

    Rent share 13.6% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.524

    Median rent is $1,481 a month and median income is $130,893, so rent is 13.6% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  24. #24 in Maryland · National #4058

    Havre de Grace

    Rent share 16.1% · Price level 104.5 · Score 0.524

    Median rent is $1,416 a month and median income is $105,817, so rent is 16.1% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro price level is 104.5 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

  25. #25 in Maryland · National #4062

    Four Corners

    Rent share 15.1% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.524

    Median rent is $2,554 a month and median income is $203,125, so rent is 15.1% of income, under the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is rent share and its heaviest mark is regional price level.

Least affordable 10

  1. #200 in Maryland · National #6074

    Marlow Heights

    Rent share 35.8% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.762

    Median rent is $1,657 a month and median income is $55,502, so rent is 35.8% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is gasoline price and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  2. #199 in Maryland · National #6040

    College Park

    Rent share 32.9% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.756

    Median rent is $1,912 a month and median income is $69,721, so rent is 32.9% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is gasoline price and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  3. #198 in Maryland · National #6003

    Temple Hills

    Rent share 32.5% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.750

    Median rent is $1,811 a month and median income is $66,841, so rent is 32.5% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  4. #197 in Maryland · National #5983

    Bladensburg

    Rent share 31.5% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.747

    Median rent is $1,656 a month and median income is $63,179, so rent is 31.5% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  5. #196 in Maryland · National #5967

    Leisure World

    Rent share 39.7% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.744

    Median rent is $2,054 a month and median income is $62,011, so rent is 39.7% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  6. #195 in Maryland · National #5966

    Silver Hill

    Rent share 30.1% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.744

    Median rent is $1,523 a month and median income is $60,625, so rent is 30.1% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  7. #194 in Maryland · National #5962

    Coral Hills

    Rent share 31.3% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.744

    Median rent is $1,788 a month and median income is $68,603, so rent is 31.3% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  8. #193 in Maryland · National #5919

    Glassmanor

    Rent share 28.4% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.737

    Median rent is $1,567 a month and median income is $66,327, so rent is 28.4% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  9. #192 in Maryland · National #5917

    Forestville

    Rent share 29.2% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.737

    Median rent is $1,719 a month and median income is $70,579, so rent is 29.2% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is tax burden and its heaviest mark is rent share.

  10. #191 in Maryland · National #5896

    White Oak

    Rent share 26.0% · Price level 108.9 · Score 0.733

    Median rent is $1,808 a month and median income is $83,370, so rent is 26.0% of income, over the 20.7% median for ranked towns in Maryland. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro price level is 108.9 (U.S. = 100). Residential electricity is 21.41 cents per kWh. Gasoline is $4.470 a gallon (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)). Among ranked U.S. towns, its lightest mark is gasoline price and its heaviest mark is rent share.

The formula

A lower score is more affordable. Rent share, the regional price level, taxes, and electricity each count 22.5%. Gasoline counts 10%. Those weights are our choice. Gasoline stays at 10% because the miles figure is one national standard, not a measured town commute. This is not a government standard.

A percentile is the share of ranked towns with a strictly lower number, divided by the number of ranked towns minus one. The lowest number scores 0. Tied numbers share a percentile.

  1. Rent share = (median monthly rent × 12) / median household income. Both figures are the Census 2020–2024 medians for that place.
  2. RPP-adjusted cost is the BEA 2024 all-items regional price parity. A basket priced at 100 for the U.S. average costs this many dollars in the town's area. We use the metro index when the county is in a metro BEA publishes. Otherwise we use the state index and say so. This index includes housing, so housing also shows up in the rent share.
  3. Tax burden is the average of three percentiles. Income-tax share is state income tax plus the stored 2023 local AGI add-on, divided by the town's median household income, on a joint return. Property share is the state's median effective property-tax rate times the town's median home value, divided by income. Sales rate is the combined state and average local sales-tax rate. We do not turn the sales rate into dollars, because that would require a shopping basket we do not have.
  4. Electricity is the state residential price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Every town in a state shares it. We do not guess how many kilowatt-hours a home uses.
  5. Gasoline is the EIA retail price for all grades and all formulations, in dollars per gallon. Where EIA publishes a state series, we use that state. Every other state uses the PADD region EIA assigns to it. Census does not publish commuting miles for these towns, so annual gas spend is 12,000 miles a year divided by 25 miles per gallon, times the price. That is 480 gallons, the same for every town. Those miles are our standard, not an ACS figure and not a government mileage rule. Because the gallons do not change, the gas percentile is the percentile of the price.

    Weekly prices are for the week of October 12, 2026, from the EIA workbook released October 14, 2026. File: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/xls/pswrgvwall.xls. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, and Oregon use West Coast (PADD 5) Except California. That series is not in the weekly workbook, so those five use the monthly price dated September 15, 2026. File: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_gnd_a_epm0_pte_dpgal_m.htm.

    • State series, week of October 12, 2026: California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington.
    • Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
    • Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of October 12, 2026: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico.
    • Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.
    • Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
    • New England (PADD 1A), week of October 12, 2026: Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
    • Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of October 12, 2026: Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming.
    • West Coast (PADD 5) Except California, September 15, 2026: Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon.

Score = 0.225 × rent percentile + 0.225 × price-level percentile + 0.225 × tax score + 0.225 × electricity percentile + 0.10 × gasoline percentile. Rank 1 is the lowest score. If scores tie, the lower rent share wins, then the lower price level, then the place slug in A-to-Z order.

Questions

What is the most affordable town in Maryland in this index?

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is number 1 of 200 ranked towns in Maryland. Median rent is 14.5% of median income. Its national rank is 2417.

How many towns in Maryland were ranked?

200 towns in Maryland have at least 5,000 people and published Census rent, income, and home value. Places missing one of those figures are left out.

Does this ranking approve benefits in Maryland?

No. Cost & Benefits does not approve or deny benefits. The score is a cost comparison only.