Silver Spring Ranks High On Top 100 Best Places To Live

SILVER SPRING, 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, Silver Spring places high in the 100 best places to live in Maryland, coming in No. 40.

A Silver Spring resident describes the community as, "Silver Spring is a very diverse neighborhood with lots of interesting and kind people. Silver Spring is rich with many indoor and outdoor activities that is both for the family and single life alike. You do not have to go too far too reach essential places either. Grocery stores, restaurants, vehicle service shops, gas stations, Starbucks are everywhere!"

Niche.com gave Silver Spring an A+ for Public Schools, an A+ for Good for Families, an A+ for Diversity, a A- for Nightlife and a C for Housing.

The suburbs in Montgomery County 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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