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Odenton Credit Score: City Ranks in the Middle in National Report
You might have a stellar credit rating, but rankings by WalletHub puts average credit scores in other cities ahead of Odenton.

ODENTON, MD — You wouldn’t sit around comparing your credit score with your neighbors, but it’s interesting to see how Odenton ranks among other cities.
The number crunchers at WalletHub have compared the average credit scores in 2,570 U.S. cities. The results put Odenton in the top half of the list.
The city ranked 975 with a score of 683.73.
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Other nearby cities included Crofton at No. 511 with a score of 702.33; Edgewater at No. 717 with a score of 693.21; Annapolis at No. 975 with a score of 687.65; Pasadena at No. 1,044 with a score of 681.23
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Here’s Maryland’s top 10 on the list:
10. Potomac, 748.63
18. Chevy Chase, 742.20
39. Bethesda, 736.88
122. Ellicott City, 726.20
149. Severna Park, 724.38
248. Olney, 716.64
252. Sykesville, 716.46
265. Bel Air, 715.31
351. Mount Airy, 710.75
386. Rockville, 708.53
See the complete list at WalletHub.
At the top of the list, The Villages, Fla., with 779.51. And Camden, N.J., was at the bottom with 565.62.
The average credit scores for each city are from September 2015, based on TransUnion data. “City” refers to city proper and excludes surrounding metro areas.
Source: Wallethub
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