The 23 Best places to live in Maryland

Updated: March 01, 2024

Maryland ranked 4th most liveable and 17th most expensive state in the United States. Below is the list of 23 best cities to live and work for singles and families.

3 best cities to live in Maryland are Bethesda, Baltimore, and College Park. More than 30% population of Maryland live in cities with quality of life more than 58/100.

Rank	State	Quality of life	Cost of living
1	District of Columbia	94	$3070
2	New York State	86	$3277
3	Pennsylvania	81	$2234
4	Maryland	81	$2344
5	Illinois	80	$2280
6	Nebraska	80	$2081
7	Alaska	79	$2329
8	Arizona	77	$2314
9	California	77	$2893
10	Colorado	77	$2456
11	Texas State	77	$2117
12	Tennessee	77	$2125
13	Nevada	76	$2376
14	Indiana	76	$1951
15	Kentucky	76	$1807
16	Florida	76	$2502
17	Hawaii	75	$2801
18	Massachusetts	75	$2726
19	Missouri	75	$1972
20	Ohio	75	$1877
21	Virginia	75	$2326
22	North Carolina	75	$2295
23	Washington	75	$2573
24	Wisconsin	75	$1998
25	Oregon State	74	$2406
26	New Jersey	74	$2589
27	Michigan	73	$1903
28	Minnesota	73	$2213
29	Oklahoma State	72	$1858
30	Rhode Island	72	$2126
31	Louisiana	72	$1933
32	Kansas State	72	$1905
33	Connecticut	71	$2495
34	Georgia	71	$2237
35	Utah	70	$1963
36	New Mexico	70	$2038
37	New Hampshire	69	$2516
38	Delaware	69	$2109
39	South Carolina	69	$2196
40	Puerto Rico	69	$1519

Best cities to live in Maryland

Bethesda

Baltimore

College Park

Rockville

Germantown

Gaithersburg

Bowie

Silver Spring

Greenbelt

Laurel

Annapolis

Columbia

Catonsville

Waldorf

Owings Mills

Eldersburg

Bel Air South

Edgewood

Hagerstown

Bel Air North

Frederick

Cumberland

Salisbury