There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Maryland that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in MD are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Maryland’s borders. You know the places: the ones where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Chevy Chase Village, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Maryland. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Chevy Chase Village. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Maryland as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement:
- Chevy Chase Village
- Chevy Chase
- Easton
- Leonardtown
- Boonsboro
- Centreville
- Ocean City
- Walkersville
- Mountain Lake Park
- Middletown
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
How we determined the boring cities in the Old Line State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every Maryland city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 2,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
1. Chevy Chase Village
Population: 2,010
Average Age: 48.0
Married Households: 74.2%
Households With Kids: 38.5%
2. Chevy Chase
Population: 2,862
Average Age: 45.4
Married Households: 71.5%
Households With Kids: 44.1%
3. Easton
Population: 16,318
Average Age: 45.4
Married Households: 52.6%
Households With Kids: 28.5%
4. Leonardtown
Population: 3,127
Average Age: 43.7
Married Households: 47.0%
Households With Kids: 33.0%
5. Boonsboro
Population: 3,432
Average Age: 39.4
Married Households: 57.0%
Households With Kids: 35.5%
6. Centreville
Population: 4,344
Average Age: 40.5
Married Households: 49.6%
Households With Kids: 34.8%
7. Ocean City
Population: 7,108
Average Age: 55.5
Married Households: 46.5%
Households With Kids: 12.6%
8. Walkersville
Population: 5,904
Average Age: 39.4
Married Households: 56.3%
Households With Kids: 37.8%
9. Mountain Lake Park
Population: 2,407
Average Age: 42.4
Married Households: 49.1%
Households With Kids: 34.4%
10. Middletown
Population: 4,302
Average Age: 39.4
Married Households: 64.9%
Households With Kids: 47.5%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Maryland isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not these places.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Maryland
City | Rank |
---|---|
Chevy Chase Village | 1 |
Chevy Chase | 2 |
Easton | 3 |
Leonardtown | 4 |
Boonsboro | 5 |
Centreville | 6 |
Ocean City | 7 |
Walkersville | 8 |
Mountain Lake Park | 9 |
Middletown | 10 |
Poolesville | 11 |
Snow Hill | 12 |
Berlin | 13 |
Oakland | 14 |
Manchester | 15 |
University Park | 16 |
Rising Sun | 17 |
Perryville | 18 |
Thurmont | 19 |
Taneytown | 20 |
Mount Airy | 21 |
Williamsport | 22 |
La Plata | 23 |
Havre de Grace | 24 |
Brunswick | 25 |
Cumberland | 26 |
Rockville | 27 |
Hampstead | 28 |
Bowie | 29 |
Emmitsburg | 30 |
Bel Air | 31 |
Forest Heights | 32 |
Pocomoke City | 33 |
Crisfield | 34 |
Cheverly | 35 |
Aberdeen | 36 |
Cambridge | 37 |
Denton | 38 |
Smithsburg | 39 |
Elkton | 40 |
Federalsburg | 41 |
Chesapeake Beach | 42 |
Indian Head | 43 |
Sykesville | 44 |
Delmar | 45 |
Gaithersburg | 46 |
Berwyn Heights | 47 |
District Heights | 48 |
Takoma Park | 49 |
Glenarden | 50 |
Cheste | 51 |
Capitol Heights | 52 |
Annapolis | 53 |
North East | 54 |
Fruitland | 55 |
Greensboro | 56 |
North Beach | 57 |
Frederick | 58 |
Westminster | 59 |
Hagerstown | 60 |
Brentwood | 61 |
Landover Hills | 62 |
New Carrollton | 63 |
Seat Pleasant | 64 |
Riverdale Park | 65 |
Salisbury | 66 |
Baltimore | 67 |
Laurel | 68 |
Greenbelt | 69 |
Bladensburg | 70 |
Princess Anne | 71 |
Frostburg | 72 |
Hyattsville | 73 |
Mount Rainier | 74 |
College Park | 75 |
“For this list, we used every Maryland city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 5,000 residents.” Yet, 7/10 of the “cities” listed have far fewer than 5,000 residents according to your own article.