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Best Places to Live in Maryland for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1WoodlawnPopulation 42,239 · mixed overall livability26% match
  2. #2Milford MillPopulation 31,513 · mixed overall livability26% match
  3. #3LochearnPopulation 27,078 · mixed overall livability26% match
  4. #4RandallstownPopulation 36,223 · mixed overall livability23% match
  5. #5BaltimorePopulation 584,548 · mixed overall livability15% match
  6. #6DundalkPopulation 66,321 · mixed overall livability15% match
  7. #7HagerstownPopulation 43,374 · mixed overall livability15% match
  8. #8EssexPopulation 40,842 · mixed overall livability15% match
  9. #9SalisburyPopulation 32,960 · mixed overall livability15% match
  10. #10Middle RiverPopulation 31,155 · mixed overall livability15% match
  11. #11ParkvillePopulation 30,520 · mixed overall livability15% match
  12. #12EdgewoodPopulation 25,116 · mixed overall livability15% match
  13. #13PotomacPopulation 46,499 · mixed overall livability13% match
  14. #14College ParkPopulation 34,416 · mixed overall livability13% match
  15. #15ColumbiaPopulation 106,600 · mixed overall livability10% match
  16. #16GermantownPopulation 90,210 · mixed overall livability10% match
  17. #17Silver SpringPopulation 81,808 · mixed overall livability10% match
  18. #18Ellicott CityPopulation 73,589 · mixed overall livability10% match
  19. #19Aspen HillPopulation 54,262 · mixed overall livability10% match
  20. #20CatonsvillePopulation 42,767 · mixed overall livability10% match
  21. #21OlneyPopulation 35,522 · mixed overall livability10% match
  22. #22Owings MillsPopulation 34,999 · mixed overall livability10% match
  23. #23Montgomery VillagePopulation 34,748 · mixed overall livability10% match
  24. #24PikesvillePopulation 34,101 · mixed overall livability10% match
  25. #25EldersburgPopulation 30,357 · mixed overall livability10% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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