Riva and Mayo Rank On Top 100 Best Places To Live

RIVA, MD — What’s the best place to live in Maryland? That depends on who you ask. According to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com, Riva places in the 100 best places to live in Maryland, coming in No. 80.

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

Mayo was No. 87. on the list. A resident described the community as, "Born and raised in the area and love it here. Most of my friends are also from the area. My mother was born and raised here as well so we have deep roots here. Being so close to the water gives you many things to do. Annapolis, DC and Baltimore are close which is great. Great place to raise a family."

Mayo received an A- for Public Schools, an A- for Good for Families, a B- 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.

Derwood, Olney, Chevy Chase Village, Clarksburg, Cabin John, Poolesville, Damascus, Burtonsville and more also placed on the top 100 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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