City directory

Maryland cities

Explore the top cities in Maryland. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

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Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Maryland. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Perry Hall

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Cockeysville

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Edgemere

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Baltimore Highlands

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Bowleys Quarters

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Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

Hagerstown

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Elkton

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Lexington Park

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California

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Wildewood

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City directory

Top cities in Maryland by population. Search to see any city.

Baltimore

MD

2,189,589 residents

Hagerstown

MD

206,889 residents

Frederick

MD

196,743 residents

Waldorf

MD

124,186 residents

Columbia

MD

105,871 residents

Germantown

MD

90,521 residents

Silver Spring

MD

82,129 residents

Salisbury

MD

80,352 residents

Ellicott City

MD

73,737 residents

Glen Burnie

MD

72,772 residents

Gaithersburg

MD

69,225 residents

Bethesda

MD

67,403 residents

Rockville

MD

67,218 residents

Dundalk

MD

65,441 residents

Severn

MD

58,041 residents

Bowie

MD

57,771 residents

Bel Air South

MD

57,702 residents

Towson

MD

57,683 residents

Aspen Hill

MD

53,752 residents

Wheaton

MD

52,172 residents

North Bethesda

MD

49,498 residents

Potomac

MD

46,230 residents

Odenton

MD

45,585 residents

Catonsville

MD

42,717 residents

Annapolis

MD

40,744 residents

Essex

MD

40,670 residents

Woodlawn

MD

40,476 residents

Severna Park

MD

39,499 residents

Clinton

MD

38,756 residents

Olney

MD

36,000 residents

Randallstown

MD

35,975 residents

Owings Mills

MD

35,626 residents

Chillum

MD

35,163 residents

College Park

MD

34,397 residents

Pikesville

MD

34,253 residents

Montgomery Village

MD

34,161 residents

Pasadena

MD

32,717 residents

Milford Mill

MD

31,939 residents

Middle River

MD

31,616 residents

Bel Air North

MD

31,599 residents

Eldersburg

MD

30,626 residents

Parkville

MD

30,423 residents

Crofton

MD

29,878 residents

Laurel

MD

29,594 residents

Clarksburg

MD

29,246 residents

Perry Hall

MD

28,908 residents

Carney

MD

28,624 residents

Reisterstown

MD

27,764 residents

South Laurel

MD

27,736 residents

Lochearn

MD

27,591 residents

Ilchester

MD

27,552 residents

Elkridge

MD

26,183 residents

Fairland

MD

26,183 residents

Ballenger Creek

MD

25,866 residents

Fort Washington

MD

25,843 residents

North Laurel

MD

25,201 residents

Edgewood

MD

25,170 residents

Suitland

MD

24,667 residents

Greenbelt

MD

24,572 residents

Landover

MD

24,558 residents

Source snapshot: SSA 2023, CHR&R 2025/March 2026 supplemental, CMS Medicare Geographic Variation 2024, BEA RPP 2024, BLS LAUS May 2026, and 2026 state tax rates. View data sources