Best Small Cities In United States 2019: Rockville Makes The List

ROCKVILLE, MD — Rockville may not be the biggest in the state, but it was recently recognized as one of the best small cities in America.

Personal finance site WalletHub released its 2019 Best Small Cities in America, which evaluates metro areas with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. The list compared more than 1,200 cities across the nation based on 42 key indicators such as: home ownership rates; school-system quality; the number of performing arts centers in the area; and job growth.

Each relevant metric was listed with its corresponding weight; and the cities were subsequently graded on a 100-point scale. A score of 100 represents the best small city experience.

Rockville finished in the 85th percentile with a total score of 64.55.

• Affordability: 706
• Economic Health: 213
• Education & Health: 62
• Quality of Life: 83
• Safety: 29

Leawood, Kansas, ranked as the best small city in the nation, according to WalletHub, followed by Brentwood, Tennessee, and Sammamish, Washington.

Bessemer, Alabama, finished as the worst small city in the United States.

Patch editor Gus Saltonstall contributed to this article.