Niche, a research company that completes rigorous analysis on large data sets and combines them with community feedback (according to its website), has released its 2020 Best Places to Live in Maryland list.
8 of the top 10, 17 of the top 25, and over 50% of the top 50 spots belong to places in MoCo.
1. South Kensington
2. North Potomac
3. North Bethesda
5. Bethesda
6. Chevy Chase
7. Potomac
8. Rockville
9. Garrett Park
11. Travilah
14. Darnestown
15. Forest Glen
16. Derwood
17. Takoma Park
19. Clarksburg
22. Brookmont
23. Kensington
24. Olney
26. Four Corners
29. North Kensington
30. Chevy Chase Town
31. Chevy Chase Village
32. Cabin John
33. Silver Spring
37. Gaithersburg
41. Germantown
42. Colesville
44. Redland
46. Poolesville
The rankings go up to 263 before the numbers stop, but there are over total 700 areas listed.
Niche looks into quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities to come up with their rankings.
The full list can be found here.
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