These Are The 10 Most Miserable Cities In Maryland

Do you live in one of the most miserable places in Maryland?

According to a Harris Poll taken in October of 2015, only a third of Americans say they are truly happy. That’s too bad, considering that Americans – especially folks in Maryland – don’t really have it too bad, in the grand scheme of things.

But, we were curious – which Maryland cities might be the most miserable? We’re about to find out, using science and data.

After analyzing the largest cities, we sadly present the most miserable cities in the Old Line State:

1. Glassmanor
2. White Oak
3. Langley Park (Photos)
4. Temple Hills
5. Riverdale Park (Photos)
6. Chillum
7. Mount Rainier
8. Landover (Photos)
9. Coral Hills
10. Brentwood

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. If you have a smile on your face, you probably don’t live in one of these cities.

Oh, and by the way, Chevy Chase is the happiest place in Maryland.

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How We Measured The Most Miserable Cities In Maryland

In order to rank the unhappiest places in Maryland, we had to determine what criteria makes people happy. It isn’t a stretch to assume that happy people earn great salaries, are relatively stress free, and have a stable home life.

So we went to the Census’s American Community Survey 2010-2014 report for the criteria, flipped the list, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible:

• Percentage of residents with a college degree
• Average commute times
• Unemployment rates
• Cost of living
• % of married couples
• % of home owners
• Poverty rate

After we decided on the criteria, we gathered the data for the 108 places in Maryland with over 2,000 people.

We then ranked each place from one to 206 for each of the seven criteria with a score of one being the most miserable (Any ties were given to the larger place).

Next, we averaged the seven rankings into a Miserable Index for each place with the lowest overall Miserable Index ‘earning’ the title ‘Most Miserable City In Maryland’.

If you’d like to see the complete list of states, most miserable to happiest, scroll to the bottom of this post to see the unabridged chart.

1. Glassmanor

Population: 18,389
People Who Own Their Home: 27.93%
Married Adults: 21.43%

2. White Oak

Population: 18,101
People Who Own Their Home: 32.82%
Married Adults: 37.23%

3. Langley Park

Population: 21,318
People Who Own Their Home: 24.27%
Married Adults: 31.55%

4. Temple Hills

Population: 8,069
People Who Own Their Home: 29.88%
Married Adults: 26.55%

5. Riverdale Park

Population: 7,119
People Who Own Their Home: 46.97%
Married Adults: 34.65%

6. Chillum

Population: 36,684
People Who Own Their Home: 36.31%
Married Adults: 31.4%

7. Mount Rainier

Population: 8,277
People Who Own Their Home: 25.16%
Married Adults: 32.72%

8. Landover

Population: 23,112
People Who Own Their Home: 41.4%
Married Adults: 28.14%

9. Coral Hills

Population: 10,196
People Who Own Their Home: 49.92%
Married Adults: 26.44%

10. Brentwood

Population: 3,107
People Who Own Their Home: 43.03%
Married Adults: 35.14%

There You Have It

Like we said earlier, trying to determine the most miserable cities in {state} is usually a subjective matter. But if you’re analyzing cities where people are not stable, where you’re stuck in traffic, and no one spent the time to go to college, then this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the happiest cities in {state}, according to science:
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Detailed List Of Miserable Places In Maryland

City	Rank	People Who Own Their Home
Glassmanor	1	27.93%
White Oak	2	32.82%
Langley Park	3	24.27%
Temple Hills	4	29.88%
Riverdale Park	5	46.97%
Chillum	6	36.31%
Mount Rainier	7	25.16%
Landover	8	41.4%
Coral Hills	9	49.92%
Brentwood	10	43.03%
Bladensburg	11	19.81%
Walker Mill	12	48.22%
Baltimore	13	38.57%
Suitland	14	35.94%
Marlow Heights	15	35.22%
Adelphi	16	46.71%
East Riverdale	17	48.05%
Fairland	18	43.6%
New Carrollton	19	53.93%
Oxon Hill	20	53.65%
Salisbury	21	28.12%
Lansdowne	22	44.12%
Hyattsville	23	41.51%
Hagerstown	24	34.34%
Denton	25	47.76%
Hillcrest Heights	26	44.56%
Cambridge	27	32.53%
Milford Mill	28	44.53%
Silver Spring	29	36.19%
Delmar	30	39.91%
Glenmont	31	57.34%
Baltimore Highlands	32	44.2%
Greensboro	33	54.11%
Forestville	34	59.1%
College Park	35	42.83%
Jessup	36	56.37%
Summerfield	37	43.78%
Laurel	38	43.72%
Seabrook	39	53.42%
Largo	40	56.22%
Silver Hill	41	29.35%
Greenbelt	42	42.95%
Essex	43	50.77%
Cumberland	44	47.2%
Wheaton	45	62.93%
Takoma Park	46	49.23%
Glenarden	47	56.79%
Frostburg	48	35.5%
District Heights	49	67.45%
Williamsport	50	32.02%
Reisterstown	51	52.22%
South Laurel	52	38.59%
Middle River	53	56.93%
Aspen Hill	54	61.84%
Friendly	55	90.27%
Edgewood	56	63.42%
Dundalk	57	61.37%
Beltsville	58	61.17%
Elkton	59	48.5%
Frederick	60	50.48%
Lake Arbor	61	63.21%
Perryville	62	48.99%
Lochearn	63	63.68%
Oakland	64	42.25%
Camp Springs	65	72.92%
Waldorf	66	65.73%
Parkville	67	59.44%
Montgomery Village	68	68.27%
Brunswick	69	70.14%
Brooklyn Park	70	67.7%
Aberdeen	71	57.57%
Gaithersburg	72	52.07%
Rosedale	73	69.54%
Chester	74	64.67%
Thurmont	75	69.44%
Ocean City	76	8.84%
Westminster	77	46.92%
Rossville	78	49.48%
Owings Mills	79	41.27%
Glen Burnie	80	55.51%
Fruitland	81	58.4%
Robinwood	82	39.6%
Randallstown	83	65.02%
Annapolis	84	46.09%
Bowleys Quarters	85	59.17%
Ferndale	86	59.4%
Chesapeake Ranch Estates	87	72.48%
Calverton	88	61.42%
Lexington Park	89	39.49%
Edgemere	90	73.76%
Chesapeake Beach	91	64.2%
Springdale	92	85.24%
Lanham	93	75.49%
Cockeysville	94	32.54%
Cheverly	95	69.2%
Forest Glen	96	60.54%
Ballenger Creek	97	58.49%
Germantown	98	65.17%
Westphalia	99	87.92%
Marlton	100	69.9%
Glenn Dale	101	79.57%
Bryans Road	102	77.32%
North Kensington	103	69.15%
Easton	104	51.81%
Towson	105	54.59%
Friendship Heights Village	106	31.96%
Maryland City	107	57.07%
Havre De Grace	108	56.72%
Clinton	109	83.61%
Fort Washington	110	83.14%
Four Corners	111	78.14%
Kettering	112	84.68%
North Laurel	113	54.87%
Carney	114	52.67%
Garrison	115	51.72%
Hillandale	116	78.79%
Redland	117	71.49%
Mitchellville	118	88.25%
Arbutus	119	64.09%
Taneytown	120	72.52%
Leisure World	121	73.34%
Berlin	122	55.37%
Rosaryville	123	85.75%
North Bethesda	124	49.46%
Brock Hall	125	83.44%
Overlea	126	67.97%
Savage	127	57.26%
Severn	128	68.56%
Ashton-Sandy Spring	129	78.44%
Shady Side	130	78.57%
Bowie	131	81.62%
Rockville	132	56.97%
Dunkirk	133	88.35%
Joppatowne	134	77.85%
Catonsville	135	63.27%
Cloverly	136	90.4%
Marlboro Village	137	77.22%
Fort Meade	138	1.19%
La Plata	139	67.45%
Ocean Pines	140	46.86%
Brandywine	141	86.08%
Bel Air	142	60.86%
Layhill	143	87.52%
Pikesville	144	62.22%
Accokeek	145	88.26%
Columbia	146	63.69%
Edgewater	147	75.27%
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	148	69.9%
Burtonsville	149	76.63%
Long Beach	150	78.25%
Pasadena	151	80.13%
Halfway	152	65.96%
Riverside	153	69.52%
Mayo	154	79.92%
California	155	59.83%
Damascus	156	84.74%
University Park	157	85.11%
Elkridge	158	67.84%
Linganore	159	90.14%
Centreville	160	72.88%
Riviera Beach	161	80.99%
Kemp Mill	162	77.54%
Odenton	163	66.21%
Perry Hall	164	73.93%
Linthicum	165	80.37%
Parole	166	62.93%
Ilchester	167	77.49%
Timonium	168	71.63%
Clarksburg	169	86.81%
Colesville	170	88.52%
Bel Air South	171	76.59%
Bensville	172	87.26%
Manchester	173	80.97%
Crofton	174	76.74%
Mount Airy	175	84.58%
Stevensville	176	81.88%
Lake Shore	177	88.71%
North Potomac	178	79.46%
White Marsh	179	78.11%
Ellicott City	180	72.54%
Walkersville	181	74.88%
Olney	182	87.7%
Bethesda	183	64.26%
Jefferson	184	84.68%
Annapolis Neck	185	75.37%
Urbana	186	91.25%
Arnold	187	79.37%
Lutherville	188	81.48%
Fulton	189	85.44%
Hampstead	190	77.29%
Spring Ridge	191	75.25%
Travilah	192	89.65%
Bel Air North	193	86.42%
Darnestown	194	93.29%
Potomac	195	83.2%
Scaggsville	196	88.69%
Eldersburg	197	88.19%
Fallston	198	91.15%
Pleasant Hills	199	86.09%
Severna Park	200	88.38%
Chevy Chase	201	70.34%
Kingsville	202	91.24%
Hampton	203	92.43%
South Kensington	204	86.27%
Mays Chapel	205	80.47%
Chevy Chase	206	90.38%