Three Maryland Cities Ranked Among Best Small Cities in America

View of Frederick City Hall bell tower (looking from Baker Park)Photo byFrederick City Media

WalletHub (a personal-finance website), recently ranked Frederick, Annapolis, and Rockville among the top 10% of the Best Small Cities in the United States. "To find out which small cities outshine the rest, WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 45 key indicators of livability. They range from housing costs to school-system quality to the number of restaurants per capita."

Rockville (Top 5%) 95th percentile, total score of 66.13

Annapolis (Top 5%) 95th percentile, total score of 66.02

Frederick (Top 6%) 94th percentile, total score of 65.92

Read the full article here: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-small-cities-to-live-in/16581