Here Are The 10 Happiest Places In Maryland

Happiness means different things to many people. According to Zippia.com, some of the things that may contribute to happiness are the following:

Being educated Having a job A tolerable work commute Low cost of living Family Owning a home Low poverty rate

Based on the above criteria, Zippia gathered data from 184 Maryland places with a population of over 2,000 residents. They ranked these spots in order of how they scored for each category. Below are the top 10.

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1. Mays Chapel Google Maps This unincorporated community in Baltimore County has a population of around 11,000 residents, with 80.5% of those owning a home. Median household income is $71,786 and the poverty rate is 2.4% of the population. 2. South Kensington Google Maps You can find this unincorporated area in Montgomery County. Around 8,000 people live in this 2.1 square-mile community, with a median household income of $102,048. Speaking of households, a whopping 86.3% of residents own a home and the poverty rate is a mere 1.5%. 3. Chevy Chase Google Maps / Mario Catena With both a town and surrounding villages claiming the name Chevy Chase, the borders of this Montgomery County area can get a bit tricky. However, on average, 70.3% of residents are homeowners and the median household income is over $100,000. 4. Severna Park Flickr / Matthew Beziat Severna Park is located in Anne Arundel County and it boasts a population of around 38,000 people. Of those, 88.4% of residents are homeowners, with a median household income of $106,983. The poverty rate is 1.2%. 5. Fallston Google Maps This Harford County spot has around 9,000 residents and a massive 91.2% of them own a home. Median household income is $87,686, with a poverty rate of 2.3%. 6. Eldersburg Flickr / Ferd Brundick Carroll County is home to this unincorporated community, with a population around 32,000 people. 88.2% are homeowners, earning a median household income of $70,851. The poverty rate is 2.4%. 7. Scaggsville Google Maps Howard County makes the list with the unincorporated community known as Scaggsville. Scaggsville stats are usually included within the North Laurel census, so exact numbers can be a bit off. On average, the percentage of homeowners in the general area is 88.7%. 8. Potomac Flickr / Ian Lewis Potomac is located in Montgomery County and is known for both its scenery and mansions that are sprinkled around the area. The median household income is $181,385 and out of the nearly 45,000 people living there, 83.2% are homeowners. The poverty rate is 3.3%. 9. Darnestown Google Maps / midatlanticriverrat Darnestown's boundaries aren't officially defined but the approximate area is 17.7 square miles, with just under 7,000 residents sprawling this space. Homeowners make up 93.3%, with the median household income at $173,326. The poverty rate is 2.2% of the population. 10. Bel Air North Google Maps / Justin Luccio This Harford County area has a population of 30,568 people, with 86.4% of those being homeowners. Median household income is $86,881 and the poverty rate is 1.7%.

For Zippia.com’s full list of happiest places in Maryland, click here.

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