2 Maryland Cities Are Among Money’s Best Places To Live For 2022

MARYLAND — Columbia and Rockville have been recognized as among the many finest locations to dwell in the US, in accordance with a brand new rating launched this week by Cash. Columbia has been ranked sixth on Cash’s checklist, whereas Rockville got here in at twentieth.

The 2022 rating of fifty Greatest Locations to Stay within the U.S. consists of cities that supply one of the best in what issues most to residents: financial alternatives, high quality of life, and variety, in accordance with Cash. This yr, researchers additionally got down to function a extra numerous checklist of cities than in previous years.

“We saved returning to the query, ‘finest locations to dwell for whom?’” researchers mentioned on Cash’s web site. “(Earlier cities have been) typically quaint, reasonably priced — and unintentionally but overwhelmingly white. We wished to create a extra welcoming checklist for a broader group of individuals this yr, so we restructured our knowledge gathering and rating processes to replicate that precedence.”

With a inhabitants of 105,987 individuals, Columbia residents have a median family earnings of $119,845 whereas the town’s unemployment price is 3.4 %. The city was unveiled in 1967 by developer James W. Rouse, who got down to plan a group constructed on the precept that neighborhoods needs to be locations with a capability for “joyous residing,” Cash wrote.

“Boasting a multicultural inhabitants, distinctive security statistics and loads of actions for households and younger adults alike, it’s no surprise Columbia is the second most populated group in Maryland (and rising),” Cash wrote. “At this time, Columbia is Howard County’s piece de resistance, attracting households and companies in droves. Billions of {dollars} are being invested in downtown Columbia, the place a grasp plan to construct 2,300 flats, a 250-room lodge, a brand new central park, 314,000 sq. ft of retail and 1.5 million sq. ft of workplace area is at the moment underway.”

With a inhabitants of 67,406 individuals, Rockville residents have a median family earnings of $116,496 whereas the town’s unemployment price is 3.7 %. Considered one of its declare to fame is that again within the 1770s, Hungerford’s Tavern served as a preferred assembly spot for patriots throughout the American Revolution.

“Rockville, a various metropolis in accordance with Cash’s knowledge, is enterprise pleasant and residential to among the most outstanding biomedical and expertise firms that decision right here residence. And if you wish to head to the nation’s capital, it’s a simple journey from Rockville: The city is 15 miles north of Washington, D.C, which the realm’s interstate entry makes for a brief drive. You can even take a practice to D.C. — Rockville is correct on the Metro’s purple line,” Cash wrote.

To find out the cities on this yr’s checklist, Cash analyzed knowledge in 9 completely different areas: value of residing, range, financial alternative, training, enjoyable and facilities, well being and security, the housing market, earnings and private finance, and high quality of life.

Knowledge was collected from a number of sources together with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention and the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers.

Learn extra concerning the methodology for Cash’s Greatest Locations To Stay.

The highest metropolis on this yr’s checklist is Atlanta, Georgia.

“That is no accident,” researchers mentioned. “At a time when persons are changing into far more introspective about their position in society, our purpose this yr was to call a primary the place anybody can really feel like they belong. And for that, Atlanta is tough to beat.”

Following Atlanta is Tempe, Arizona, at No. 2, and Kirkland, Washington, at No. 3.

See the complete checklist of Greatest Locations To Stay.