Crofton Ranks High On Top 100 Best Places To Live (ICYMI)

CROFTON, MD — What’s the best place to live in Maryland? That depends on who you ask. According to a set of rankings recently released by Niche.com, Crofton places high in the 100 best places to live in Maryland, coming in No. 32.

A Crofton resident describes the community as, "Growing up in such a great family oriented community has really impacted my views on many aspects of my life today. My friends and I would spend endless hours riding our bikes around the neighborhood, jumping on my trampoline, and play many other games as a community such as kickball in our cul-de-sac. I will always remember Crofton as my home town and I won't ever forget all of the great experiences and opportunities I was given just by living in this amazing area."

Niche.com gave Crofton an A- for Public Schools, an A+ for Good for Families, an A- for Diversity, a B+ for Nightlife and a B+ for Housing.

The suburbs dominated the rankings released April 17. According to Niche.com, these are the best places to live in Maryland:

1. North Potomac
2. Columbia
3. North Bethesda
4. Potomac
5. Ellicott City
6. Darnestown
7. Bethesda
8. Kensington
9. Travilah
10. Rockville

Click here to view the full list.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche.com took several factors into consideration, such as the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities. Niche created a standardized score for each factor and after weighting each factor, an overall score was calculated, which was again given a new standardized score.

Finally, Niche.com created a numerical ranking and assigned grades for each place. Click here to read more about the methodology.

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