Maryland rankings

Follow Your Heart Rankings in Maryland

27 eligible city markets and 394 nationally ranked ZIP codes. State ranks use the same governed Follow Your Heart Index scores.

City markets within the state

State rank	City market	National city rank	Heart Index	Population
#1	Upper Marlboro	#16	68.7	106,135
#2	Columbia	#27	67.1	99,756
#3	Frederick	#49	66.1	154,625
#4	Owings Mills	#54	65.9	62,816
#5	Laurel	#66	65.4	123,707
#6	Bowie	#70	65.4	105,324
#7	Rockville	#105	64.7	145,330
#8	Waldorf	#108	64.6	103,527
#9	Germantown	#142	64.0	99,113
#10	Annapolis	#212	63.1	96,397
#11	Glen Burnie	#214	63.1	96,960
#12	Fort Washington	#227	63.0	54,441
#13	Catonsville	#241	62.8	50,492
#14	Salisbury	#262	62.6	70,518
#15	Silver Spring	#263	62.5	309,699
#16	Gaithersburg	#301	62.1	143,733
#17	Parkville	#335	61.7	66,334
#18	Pasadena	#358	61.5	61,857
#19	Bethesda	#412	61.1	88,973
#20	Langley Park	#540	59.9	50,333
#21	Bel Air	#626	59.2	68,720
#22	Westminster	#663	58.9	61,067
#23	Hagerstown	#763	58.1	67,153
#24	Ellicott City	#792	57.7	91,852
#25	Baltimore	#813	57.5	591,752
#26	Potomac	#981	55.8	50,498
#27	Dundalk	#1,119	53.6	59,407

ZIP codes within the state

State rank	ZIP	City	National ZIP rank	Heart Index
#1	21046	Columbia	#51	72.3
#2	21017	Belcamp	#145	70.7
#3	20910	Silver Spring	#150	70.6
#4	20701	Jessup	#207	69.8
#5	20774	Upper Marlboro	#240	69.5
#6	20634	Great Mills	#289	69.1
#7	21076	Hanover	#303	69.0
#8	21701	Frederick	#306	69.0
#9	20715	Bowie	#357	68.6
#10	20852	Rockville	#443	68.1
#11	21090	Linthicum Heights	#446	68.0
#12	21210	Baltimore	#467	67.9
#13	20772	Upper Marlboro	#473	67.9
#14	20860	Sandy Spring	#545	67.5
#15	21082	Hydes	#546	67.5
#16	20723	Laurel	#576	67.3
#17	20724	Laurel	#620	67.1
#18	20707	Laurel	#630	67.1
#19	20794	Jessup	#636	67.1
#20	20866	Burtonsville	#637	67.1
#21	21703	Frederick	#702	66.8
#22	21224	Baltimore	#718	66.7
#23	20705	Beltsville	#732	66.7
#24	20716	Bowie	#736	66.6
#25	21113	Odenton	#747	66.6
#26	21204	Towson	#759	66.6
#27	20814	Bethesda	#767	66.5
#28	20657	Lusby	#787	66.5
#29	20603	Waldorf	#823	66.3
#30	20616	Bryans Road	#830	66.3
#31	21211	Baltimore	#845	66.2
#32	21045	Columbia	#869	66.1
#33	20620	Callaway	#877	66.1
#34	21044	Columbia	#879	66.1
#35	20613	Brandywine	#894	66.0
#36	21231	Baltimore	#930	65.9
#37	21117	Owings Mills	#950	65.9
#38	21230	Baltimore	#954	65.9
#39	20706	Lanham Seabrook	#964	65.8
#40	20751	Deale	#987	65.8
#41	20630	Drayden	#989	65.8
#42	21075	Elkridge	#991	65.8
#43	21667	Kennedyville	#1,009	65.7
#44	20619	California	#1,029	65.6
#45	20902	Silver Spring	#1,071	65.5
#46	21920	Elkton	#1,117	65.4
#47	21009	Abingdon	#1,124	65.3
#48	20876	Germantown	#1,156	65.3
#49	21244	Windsor Mill	#1,233	65.0
#50	20602	Waldorf	#1,307	64.9
#51	21114	Crofton	#1,314	64.9
#52	21030	Cockeysville	#1,317	64.8
#53	21212	Baltimore	#1,345	64.8
#54	20678	Prince Frederick	#1,347	64.8
#55	21795	Williamsport	#1,363	64.7
#56	21541	Mc Henry	#1,389	64.7
#57	20735	Clinton	#1,425	64.6
#58	20646	La Plata	#1,427	64.6
#59	21702	Frederick	#1,467	64.5
#60	20653	Lexington Park	#1,469	64.5
#61	20874	Germantown	#1,506	64.4
#62	20782	Hyattsville	#1,508	64.4
#63	20607	Accokeek	#1,510	64.4
#64	20851	Rockville	#1,522	64.4
#65	20901	Silver Spring	#1,534	64.4
#66	20695	Waldorf	#1,542	64.4
#67	21804	Salisbury	#1,545	64.3
#68	21144	Severn	#1,593	64.2
#69	20879	Gaithersburg	#1,617	64.2
#70	21237	Rossville	#1,842	63.8
#71	21226	Curtis Bay	#1,844	63.7
#72	21108	Millersville	#1,855	63.7
#73	21403	Annapolis	#1,860	63.7
#74	20720	Bowie	#1,893	63.6
#75	21727	Emmitsburg	#1,937	63.5
#76	20850	Rockville	#2,060	63.3
#77	21061	Glen Burnie	#2,132	63.2
#78	21401	Annapolis	#2,173	63.1
#79	21286	Towson	#2,199	63.1
#80	21060	Glen Burnie	#2,232	63.0
#81	21236	Nottingham	#2,237	63.0
#82	20721	Bowie	#2,241	63.0
#83	20878	Gaithersburg	#2,246	63.0
#84	20744	Fort Washington	#2,259	63.0
#85	20693	Welcome	#2,268	62.9
#86	21872	Whaleyville	#2,290	62.9
#87	21228	Catonsville	#2,382	62.8
#88	21623	Church Hill	#2,411	62.7
#89	20770	Greenbelt	#2,448	62.7
#90	20769	Glenn Dale	#2,507	62.6
#91	20601	Waldorf	#2,511	62.6
#92	20781	Edmonston	#2,525	62.6
#93	21214	Baltimore	#2,598	62.5
#94	20833	Brookeville	#2,714	62.3
#95	21875	Delmar	#2,736	62.2
#96	20636	Hollywood	#2,781	62.2
#97	20877	Gaithersburg	#2,794	62.2
#98	20815	Chevy Chase	#2,827	62.1
#99	20639	Huntingtown	#2,903	62.0
#100	20886	Montgomery Village	#3,052	61.8
#101	21040	Edgewood	#3,107	61.7
#102	20853	Rockville	#3,109	61.7
#103	21234	Parkville	#3,114	61.7
#104	21162	White Marsh	#3,134	61.7
#105	20732	Chesapeake Beach	#3,144	61.7
#106	20737	East Riverdale	#3,145	61.7
#107	21122	Pasadena	#3,198	61.6
#108	21864	Stockton	#3,217	61.6
#109	20832	Olney	#3,294	61.5
#110	21901	North East	#3,324	61.5
#111	21716	Brunswick	#3,482	61.3
#112	20650	Leonardtown	#3,537	61.2
#113	21710	Adamstown	#3,559	61.2
#114	21625	Cordova	#3,565	61.2
#115	20622	Mechanicsville	#3,681	61.0
#116	21704	Frederick	#3,687	61.0
#117	20685	Saint Leonard	#3,705	61.0
#118	20778	West River	#3,720	61.0
#119	21012	Arnold	#3,723	61.0
#120	20746	Suitland Silver Hill	#3,741	61.0
#121	21043	Ellicott City	#3,763	60.9
#122	20785	Greater Landover	#3,764	60.9
#123	20640	Indian Head	#3,775	60.9
#124	21014	Bel Air	#3,884	60.8
#125	21152	Sparks Glencoe	#3,998	60.7
#126	21001	Aberdeen	#4,071	60.6
#127	20658	Marbury	#4,085	60.6
#128	21601	Easton	#4,090	60.6
#129	20784	Landover Hills	#4,094	60.6
#130	21093	Lutherville Timonium	#4,160	60.5
#131	21409	Annapolis	#4,162	60.5
#132	20623	Cheltenham	#4,205	60.4
#133	20659	Mechanicsville	#4,227	60.4
#134	21054	Gambrills	#4,230	60.4
#135	21227	Halethorpe	#4,236	60.4
#136	20912	Takoma Park	#4,296	60.3
#137	21861	Sharptown	#4,327	60.3
#138	20745	Forest Heights	#4,374	60.2
#139	21047	Fallston	#4,383	60.2
#140	20904	Silver Spring	#4,430	60.2
#141	21719	Cascade	#4,433	60.2
#142	21784	Sykesville	#4,449	60.1
#143	21801	Salisbury	#4,459	60.1
#144	20765	Galesville	#4,465	60.1
#145	21157	Westminster	#4,477	60.1
#146	20722	Cottage City	#4,485	60.1
#147	20747	District Heights	#4,528	60.0
#148	20708	Laurel	#4,581	60.0
#149	21132	Pylesville	#4,624	59.9
#150	20783	Langley Park	#4,640	59.9
#151	21662	Royal Oak	#4,697	59.8
#152	21742	Paramount Long Meadow	#4,724	59.8
#153	21208	Pikesville	#4,742	59.8
#154	20895	Kensington	#4,749	59.8
#155	21629	Denton	#4,823	59.7
#156	21220	Middle River	#4,833	59.7
#157	21793	Walkersville	#4,866	59.6
#158	20714	North Beach	#4,901	59.6
#159	20763	Laurel	#4,910	59.6
#160	21754	Ijamsville	#4,929	59.6
#161	20748	Temple Hills	#4,930	59.6
#162	21722	Clear Spring	#4,989	59.5
#163	21915	Chesapeake City	#4,991	59.5
#164	21085	Joppa	#5,096	59.4
#165	21655	Preston	#5,184	59.3
#166	21128	Perry Hall	#5,197	59.3
#167	20872	Damascus	#5,206	59.3
#168	21209	Baltimore	#5,222	59.3
#169	20871	Clarksburg	#5,229	59.3
#170	21842	Ocean City	#5,247	59.2
#171	20906	Silver Spring	#5,260	59.2
#172	20855	Derwood	#5,261	59.2
#173	21620	Chestertown	#5,274	59.2
#174	21756	Keedysville	#5,283	59.2
#175	21797	Woodbine	#5,322	59.2
#176	20903	Silver Spring	#5,326	59.2
#177	21771	Mount Airy	#5,489	59.0
#178	21155	Upperco	#5,541	59.0
#179	21830	Hebron	#5,576	58.9
#180	21532	Frostburg	#5,585	58.9
#181	20743	Capitol Heights	#5,621	58.9
#182	20675	Pomfret	#5,624	58.9
#183	21628	Millington	#5,633	58.9
#184	21028	Churchville	#5,661	58.8
#185	21638	Grasonville	#5,666	58.8
#186	21037	Edgewater	#5,754	58.8
#187	20611	Bel Alton	#5,792	58.7
#188	20606	Abell	#5,796	58.7
#189	21651	Millington	#5,871	58.6
#190	21755	Jefferson	#5,900	58.6
#191	21853	Princess Anne	#5,953	58.6
#192	21163	Marriottsville	#6,008	58.5
#193	20841	Germantown	#6,010	58.5
#194	21664	Secretary	#6,027	58.5
#195	20712	Mount Rainier	#6,098	58.4
#196	21032	Crownsville	#6,170	58.3
#197	21740	Hagerstown	#6,334	58.2
#198	21146	Severna Park	#6,368	58.2
#199	21502	Cumberland	#6,393	58.1
#200	21774	New Market	#6,454	58.1
#201	20880	Washington Grove	#6,472	58.1
#202	20896	Garrett Park	#6,474	58.1
#203	21863	Snow Hill	#6,490	58.0
#204	21619	Chester	#6,589	58.0
#205	21791	Union Bridge	#6,603	58.0
#206	20816	Bethesda	#6,635	57.9
#207	20740	College Park	#6,682	57.9
#208	21239	Baltimore	#6,742	57.8
#209	21841	Newark	#6,769	57.8
#210	21133	Randallstown	#6,855	57.7
#211	21921	Elkton	#7,039	57.5
#212	21661	Rock Hall	#7,094	57.5
#213	21903	Perryville	#7,126	57.5
#214	21219	Edgemere	#7,146	57.4
#215	21769	Middletown	#7,304	57.3
#216	20817	Bethesda	#7,370	57.2
#217	21029	Clarksville	#7,434	57.2
#218	20711	Lothian	#7,474	57.1
#219	21783	Smithsburg	#7,593	57.0
#220	21757	Keymar	#7,644	57.0
#221	21015	Bel Air	#7,689	56.9
#222	21218	Baltimore	#7,743	56.9
#223	20736	Owings	#7,749	56.9
#224	21158	Westminster	#7,820	56.8
#225	21666	Stevensville	#7,836	56.8
#226	21136	Reisterstown	#7,848	56.8
#227	21635	Galena	#7,949	56.7
#228	21050	Forest Hill	#8,023	56.6
#229	21206	Baltimore	#8,055	56.6
#230	21207	Gwynn Oak	#8,083	56.6
#231	21826	Fruitland	#8,187	56.5
#232	21078	Havre De Grace	#8,209	56.4
#233	21904	Port Deposit	#8,221	56.4
#234	21202	Baltimore	#8,407	56.3
#235	21813	Bishopville	#8,536	56.1
#236	20837	Poolesville	#8,563	56.1
#237	20637	Hughesville	#8,600	56.1
#238	21013	Baldwin	#8,620	56.1
#239	21048	Finksburg	#8,679	56.0
#240	21201	Baltimore	#8,732	56.0
#241	20854	Potomac	#8,918	55.8
#242	21613	Cambridge	#9,142	55.6
#243	21773	Myersville	#9,147	55.6
#244	21617	Centreville	#9,270	55.5
#245	21758	Knoxville	#9,305	55.4
#246	20677	Port Tobacco	#9,324	55.4
#247	20618	Bushwood	#9,416	55.3
#248	20905	Silver Spring	#9,420	55.3
#249	21660	Ridgely	#9,433	55.3
#250	21545	Mount Savage	#9,501	55.3
#251	20684	Saint Inigoes	#9,566	55.2
#252	20842	Barnesville	#9,567	55.2
#253	21035	Davidsonville	#9,756	55.1
#254	21777	Point of Rocks	#9,927	54.9
#255	20882	Gaithersburg	#9,929	54.9
#256	21874	Willards	#9,947	54.9
#257	21160	Whiteford	#9,950	54.9
#258	21104	Marriottsville	#9,964	54.9
#259	21649	Marydel	#9,992	54.9
#260	20676	Port Republic	#10,052	54.8
#261	21838	Marion Station	#10,213	54.7
#262	21794	West Friendship	#10,247	54.6
#263	21643	Hurlock	#10,273	54.6
#264	21221	Essex	#10,303	54.6
#265	21074	Hampstead	#10,391	54.5
#266	20776	Harwood	#10,396	54.5
#267	21663	Saint Michaels	#10,436	54.4
#268	20674	Tall Timbers	#10,486	54.4
#269	21837	Mardela Springs	#10,558	54.3
#270	21856	Quantico	#10,619	54.3
#271	21849	Parsonsburg	#10,696	54.2
#272	21042	Ellicott City	#10,775	54.2
#273	21770	Monrovia	#10,789	54.1
#274	20777	Highland	#10,853	54.1
#275	21036	Dayton	#10,882	54.1
#276	21787	Taneytown	#11,007	54.0
#277	21788	Thurmont	#11,117	53.9
#278	21798	Woodsboro	#11,119	53.9
#279	21229	Baltimore	#11,171	53.8
#280	20733	Churchton	#11,296	53.7
#281	21673	Trappe	#11,346	53.7
#282	20662	Nanjemoy	#11,376	53.6
#283	21222	Dundalk	#11,377	53.6
#284	21634	Fishing Creek	#11,429	53.6
#285	21782	Sharpsburg	#11,478	53.5
#286	21520	Accident	#11,481	53.5
#287	20692	Valley Lee	#11,483	53.5
#288	21668	Sudlersville	#11,878	53.2
#289	20754	Dunkirk	#11,887	53.2
#290	21051	Hydes	#12,047	53.0
#291	21120	Parkton	#12,111	53.0
#292	20689	Sunderland	#12,196	52.9
#293	21850	Pittsville	#12,213	52.9
#294	21057	Glen Arm	#12,258	52.9
#295	21071	Reisterstown	#12,354	52.8
#296	20861	Ashton	#12,392	52.7
#297	21131	Phoenix	#12,413	52.7
#298	21102	Manchester	#12,419	52.7
#299	21636	Goldsboro	#12,510	52.6
#300	21215	Baltimore	#12,608	52.5
#301	21225	Brooklyn Park	#12,813	52.4
#302	21639	Greensboro	#12,905	52.3
#303	21776	New Windsor	#12,975	52.2
#304	20812	Glen Echo	#13,467	51.8
#305	21678	Worton	#13,776	51.6
#306	21161	Whitehall	#13,813	51.5
#307	20710	Bladensburg	#13,989	51.4
#308	21213	Baltimore	#14,020	51.3
#309	21647	Mcdaniel	#14,033	51.3
#310	21631	East New Market	#14,284	51.1
#311	21919	Earleville	#14,304	51.1
#312	20764	Shady Side	#14,385	51.0
#313	21733	Fairplay	#14,476	50.9
#314	21851	Pocomoke City	#14,528	50.9
#315	21780	Sabillasville	#14,627	50.8
#316	21658	Queenstown	#14,664	50.8
#317	21052	Fort Howard	#14,669	50.8
#318	20645	Issue	#14,697	50.7
#319	21111	Monkton	#14,793	50.6
#320	21610	Betterton	#14,810	50.6
#321	21817	Crisfield	#14,840	50.6
#322	21811	Berlin	#14,866	50.6
#323	21140	Riva	#14,874	50.6
#324	20779	Tracys Landing	#14,939	50.5
#325	21053	Freeland	#15,011	50.5
#326	20839	Dickerson	#15,031	50.4
#327	20758	Friendship	#15,232	50.3
#328	21223	Baltimore	#15,244	50.2
#329	20624	Clements	#15,303	50.2
#330	21911	Rising Sun	#15,601	49.9
#331	21084	Jarrettsville	#15,690	49.9
#332	21822	Allen	#15,760	49.8
#333	21205	Baltimore	#15,838	49.7
#334	21536	Grantsville	#15,940	49.7
#335	21914	Charlestown	#15,975	49.6
#336	21153	Pikesville	#15,981	49.6
#337	21632	Federalsburg	#15,997	49.6
#338	21607	Barclay	#16,277	49.3
#339	21550	Oakland	#16,342	49.3
#340	21539	Lonaconing	#16,505	49.2
#341	20868	Spencerville	#16,709	49.0
#342	21562	Westernport	#16,785	48.9
#343	21154	Street	#16,858	48.8
#344	21913	Cecilton	#17,288	48.4
#345	21624	Saint Michaels	#17,565	48.2
#346	21713	Boonsboro	#18,091	47.7
#347	21523	Swanton	#18,117	47.7
#348	21087	Kingsville	#18,245	47.5
#349	21538	Kitzmiller	#18,449	47.4
#350	21216	Baltimore	#18,466	47.3
#351	21217	Baltimore	#18,522	47.3
#352	21524	Cumberland	#18,804	47.0
#353	21734	Funkstown	#18,917	46.8
#354	20688	Solomons	#19,036	46.7
#355	20862	Brinklow	#19,329	46.4
#356	21645	Kennedyville	#19,550	46.2
#357	21917	Colora	#19,785	45.9
#358	21865	Tyaskin	#20,431	45.2
#359	21659	Rhodesdale	#20,554	45.0
#360	21640	Henderson	#20,795	44.7
#361	21652	Bozman	#20,872	44.6
#362	21711	Clear Spring	#21,090	44.4
#363	21869	Vienna	#21,109	44.3
#364	20617	Bryantown	#21,258	44.2
#365	21531	Friendsville	#21,728	43.5
#366	21034	Darlington	#21,876	43.3
#367	21778	Rocky Ridge	#21,889	43.3
#368	21622	Church Creek	#22,028	43.1
#369	21918	Conowingo	#22,308	42.7
#370	21657	Queen Anne	#22,334	42.6
#371	20629	Dowell	#22,386	42.6
#372	21529	Cumberland	#22,406	42.5
#373	21654	Oxford	#22,682	42.1
#374	21779	Rohrersville	#22,723	42.0
#375	20690	Tall Timbers	#22,798	41.8
#376	21405	Annapolis	#22,811	41.8
#377	20609	Avenue	#22,885	41.7
#378	21561	Swanton	#22,954	41.6
#379	20664	Newburg	#23,041	41.4
#380	21871	Westover	#23,284	41.0
#381	21557	Rawlings	#23,557	40.4
#382	21824	Ewell	#23,669	40.2
#383	21612	Bozman	#23,962	39.6
#384	21521	Barton	#24,167	39.1
#385	21530	Flintstone	#24,178	39.1
#386	21750	Hancock	#24,386	38.6
#387	21767	Maugansville	#24,859	37.3
#388	21912	Warwick	#24,931	37.1
#389	21766	Little Orleans	#25,020	36.9
#390	21555	Oldtown	#25,438	35.3
#391	20608	Aquasco	#25,707	34.1
#392	21677	Church Creek	#25,895	33.1
#393	21821	Deal Island	#26,143	31.2
#394	21671	Tilghman	#26,254	29.9