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North Bethesda Named Best Place To Live In Maryland: Report
The data site Niche.com named North Bethesda as 2018's best place to live in Maryland, based on schools, crime rate, diversity and more.
NORTH BETHESDA, MD — What's the best place to live in Maryland? That depends on who you ask. According to a new set of rankings released by the neighborhood data site Niche.com, North Bethesda is the best place to live in Maryland in 2018.
Niche.com took several factors into consideration to arrive at the rankings, such as: the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, diversity, nightlife, walkability, weather, employment statistics and access to amenities.
Researchers gave North Bethesda an A+ for Public Schools, an A+ for Good for Families, an A in Nightlife, an A for Diversity and a B- for Housing. The median home value is estimated at $543,000.
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A current North Bethesda resident said: "There are still some comparatively affordable single-family homes on fenced lots, on streets with sidewalks (great for kids and pets). Close to parks, Metro, Strathmore Music Center, health clubs, and an increasingly vibrant "faux urban" atmosphere as exemplified by Pike & Rose. The whole White Flint/North Bethesda planning area is undergoing a major remake as a more walkable, bikeable, urbanized suburban hub, so there's a lot more changes to come."
Bethesda placed at No. 4 with an A+ for Public Schools, an A+ for Good for Families, an A- in Nightlife, an B+ for Diversity and a B- for Housing.
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The suburbs in Montgomery County dominated the rankings. According to Niche.com, these are the best places to live in Maryland:
- North Bethesda
- Garrett Park
- North Potomac
- Bethesda
- South Kensington
- Kensington
- Ellicott City
- Rockville
- Urbana
- Columbia
Niche.com "rigorously analyze dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S." Niche has over 100 million reviews and poll responses. Click here to read more about Niche's grading process.
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