The Town Files

The 18 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Maryland

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 124 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Maryland, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Huntingtown, MD.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 18 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Maryland1. Huntingtownscore 872. Springdalescore 863. Scaggsvillescore 844. Four Cornersscore 845. Croomscore 836. Poolesvillescore 827. Middletownscore 828. Hillandalescore 819. Wildewoodscore 7910. Berwyn Heightsscore 7811. Woodmorescore 7812. Jeffersonscore 7813. Pleasant Hillsscore 7814. Cape St. Clairescore 7715. Marltonscore 7516. Bryans Roadscore 7217. Rivascore 7218. Garrisonscore 71
  1. 18Garrison, Maryland

    Work from home: 60th percentile · Broadband at home: 69th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    9,487 people · Baltimore County · median home $331,600 · income $102,423 · Jan low 30°F · 27 in snow

  2. 17Riva, Maryland

    Work from home: 77th percentile · Broadband at home: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile

    4,257 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $644,500 · income $176,094 · Jan low 30°F · 16 in snow

  3. 16Bryans Road, Maryland

    Work from home: 59th percentile · Broadband at home: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    8,650 people · Charles County · median home $377,300 · income $118,361 · Jan low 28°F · 13 in snow

  4. 15Marlton, Maryland

    Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 52nd percentile

    9,802 people · Prince George's County · median home $415,700 · income $109,328 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  5. 14Cape St. Claire, Maryland

    Work from home: 77th percentile · Broadband at home: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile

    9,179 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $488,200 · income $136,111 · Jan low 30°F · 18 in snow

  6. 13Pleasant Hills, Maryland

    Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    3,998 people · Harford County · median home $532,900 · income $166,339 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow

  7. 12Jefferson, Maryland

    Work from home: 79th percentile · Broadband at home: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

    2,697 people · Frederick County · median home $533,100 · income $150,854 · Jan low 27°F · 32 in snow

  8. 11Woodmore, Maryland

    Work from home: 80th percentile · Broadband at home: 77th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile

    4,513 people · Prince George's County · median home $604,600 · income $184,286 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  9. 10Berwyn Heights, Maryland

    Work from home: 80th percentile · Broadband at home: 64th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

    3,345 people · Prince George's County · median home $429,800 · income $146,591 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  10. 9Wildewood, Maryland

    Work from home: 63rd percentile · Broadband at home: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile

    7,821 people · St. Mary's County · median home $383,400 · income $126,890 · Jan low 30°F · 13 in snow

  11. 8Hillandale, Maryland

    Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    5,774 people · Montgomery County · median home $520,300 · income $164,871 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  12. 7Middletown, Maryland

    Work from home: 87th percentile · Broadband at home: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    4,943 people · Frederick County · median home $554,800 · income $173,333 · Jan low 27°F · 31 in snow

  13. 6Poolesville, Maryland

    Work from home: 94th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile

    5,742 people · Montgomery County · median home $752,300 · income $205,919 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  14. 5Croom, Maryland

    Work from home: 91st percentile · Broadband at home: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

    2,720 people · Prince George's County · median home $636,600 · income $187,667 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  15. 4Four Corners, Maryland

    Work from home: 94th percentile · Broadband at home: 70th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    8,316 people · Montgomery County · median home $620,400 · income $203,125 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  16. 3Scaggsville, Maryland

    Work from home: 87th percentile · Broadband at home: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    9,217 people · Howard County · median home $668,500 · income $207,220 · Jan low 26°F · 29 in snow

  17. 2Springdale, Maryland

    Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

    5,301 people · Prince George's County · median home $474,200 · income $162,171 · Jan low 28°F · 10 in snow

  18. 1Huntingtown, Maryland

    Work from home: 87th percentile · Broadband at home: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    3,545 people · Calvert County · median home $589,900 · income $185,313 · Jan low 25°F · 15 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Maryland towns0255075100$123K$382K$640K$899K$1157KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 18 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Maryland.

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Methodology. We ranked 124 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Maryland (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: