WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Maryland

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
3 "Settle here" picks
15 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Maryland

Towson, Towson is the top-rated neighborhood in Maryland — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Maryland

#1

Towson

Settle here

Towson, MD

Price

$525K

Walk

77/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#2

Annapolis

Settle here

Annapolis, MD

Price

$541K

Walk

51/100

Schools

8.2/10

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#3

Rockville

Settle here

Rockville, MD

Price

$665K

Walk

20/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#4

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$221K

Walk

69/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#5

Glen Burnie

Good for now

Glen Burnie, MD

Price

$307K

Walk

62/100

Schools

6.5/10

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#6

Silver Spring

Good for now

Silver Spring, MD

Price

$547K

Walk

38/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#7

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$262K

Walk

76/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#8

Bowie

Good for now

Bowie, MD

Price

$415K

Walk

28/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#9

Bethesda

Good for now

Bethesda, MD

Price

$942K

Walk

16/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#10

Gaithersburg

Good for now

Gaithersburg, MD

Price

$442K

Walk

16/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#11

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$480K

Walk

39/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#12

College Park

Good for now

College Park, MD

Price

$392K

Walk

20/100

Schools

6.4/10

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#13

Westminster

Good for now

Westminster, MD

Price

$376K

Walk

33/100

Schools

5.3/10

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#14

Greenbelt

Good for now

Greenbelt, MD

Price

$249K

Walk

39/100

Schools

6.6/10

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#15

Laurel

Good for now

Laurel, MD

Price

$386K

Walk

12/100

Schools

6.2/10

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#16

Germantown

Good for now

Germantown, MD

Price

$376K

Schools

7.5/10

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#17

Baltimore

Good for now

Baltimore, MD

Price

$260K

Schools

7/10

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#18

Baltimore

Think twice

Baltimore, MD

Price

$331K

Walk

79/100

Schools

7/10

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#19

Frederick

Good for now

Frederick, MD

Price

$385K

Schools

6.5/10

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#20

Columbia

Think twice

Columbia, MD

Price

$514K

Walk

48/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#21

Baltimore

Think twice

Baltimore, MD

Price

$252K

Walk

70/100

Schools

7.1/10

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#22

Dundalk

Think twice

Dundalk, MD

Price

$186K

Walk

24/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#23

Cumberland

Think twice

Cumberland, MD

Price

$147K

Schools

7.7/10

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#24

Salisbury

Think twice

Salisbury, MD

Price

$262K

Schools

7.2/10

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#25

Hagerstown

Think twice

Hagerstown, MD

Price

$230K

Schools

6.6/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Maryland

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Maryland average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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