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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Maryland, Bethesda has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (87.1%), followed by Potomac and North Potomac. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Maryland that we cover, the median is 45.4% and the average 44.9%; the figure runs from 87.1% (Bethesda) to 10.5% (Langley Park). That is a spread of 8.3 times between the two ends. The state figure is 43.5%; 42 of the 80 places are above it and 38 at or below.
The first five are Bethesda, Potomac, North Potomac, North Bethesda, Towson. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 87.1% | 69,397 | $192,237 | $2,469 |
| 2 | Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 84.9% | 45,902 | $236,675 | $2,887 |
| 3 | North Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 77.2% | 23,922 | $186,514 | $2,413 |
| 4 | North Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 75.1% | 49,677 | $129,092 | $2,191 |
| 5 | Towson (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 69.3% | 58,679 | $101,320 | $1,764 |
| 6 | Clarksburg (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 69.0% | 30,487 | $176,678 | $2,495 |
| 7 | Ellicott City (unincorporated) | Howard County | 68.8% | 75,257 | $156,964 | $2,061 |
| 8 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 65.6% | 67,671 | $128,649 | $2,274 |
| 9 | Olney (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 65.0% | 35,797 | $171,458 | $2,404 |
| 10 | Crofton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 64.7% | 29,549 | $150,577 | $2,217 |
| 11 | Columbia (unincorporated) | Howard County | 63.6% | 104,338 | $131,490 | $2,042 |
| 12 | Ilchester (unincorporated) | Howard County | 62.9% | 28,364 | $152,103 | $2,115 |
| 13 | Takoma Park | Montgomery County | 61.7% | 17,632 | $108,136 | $1,432 |
| 14 | Silver Spring (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 60.6% | 81,462 | $99,860 | $1,913 |
| 15 | Pikesville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 60.0% | 33,524 | $98,465 | $1,707 |
| 16 | Elkridge (unincorporated) | Howard County | 59.0% | 26,283 | $139,913 | $2,295 |
| 17 | Severna Park (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 58.6% | 40,228 | $169,953 | $1,699 |
| 18 | Arnold (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 58.0% | 24,303 | $141,639 | $2,158 |
| 19 | Catonsville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 54.7% | 43,368 | $114,109 | $1,724 |
| 20 | Annapolis | Anne Arundel County | 53.8% | 40,720 | $113,860 | $1,860 |
| 21 | North Laurel (unincorporated) | Howard County | 53.5% | 25,563 | $122,949 | $2,031 |
| 22 | Redland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 53.2% | 18,665 | $132,153 | $2,221 |
| 23 | Odenton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 53.1% | 45,002 | $128,441 | $2,257 |
| 24 | Eldersburg (unincorporated) | Carroll County | 52.9% | 31,695 | $142,954 | $1,705 |
| 25 | College Park | Prince George's County | 52.7% | 34,540 | $69,721 | $1,912 |
| 26 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 52.5% | 69,825 | $112,467 | $2,058 |
| 27 | Hyattsville | Prince George's County | 50.7% | 20,966 | $91,941 | $1,835 |
| 28 | Germantown (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 50.4% | 90,719 | $117,546 | $2,040 |
| 29 | Bowie | Prince George's County | 50.4% | 57,926 | $141,995 | $2,330 |
| 30 | Bel Air South (unincorporated) | Harford County | 49.4% | 58,137 | $123,653 | $1,757 |
| 31 | Damascus (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 49.0% | 17,640 | $158,883 | $1,792 |
| 32 | Bel Air North (unincorporated) | Harford County | 48.5% | 31,302 | $137,336 | $1,624 |
| 33 | Cockeysville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 47.8% | 23,962 | $77,680 | $1,603 |
| 34 | Laurel | Prince George's County | 47.6% | 29,798 | $100,504 | $1,873 |
| 35 | Owings Mills (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 47.1% | 37,245 | $96,243 | $1,841 |
| 36 | Fairland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 46.4% | 26,231 | $98,800 | $1,894 |
| 37 | Ballenger Creek (unincorporated) | Frederick County | 46.4% | 26,390 | $108,944 | $1,987 |
| 38 | Reisterstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 46.2% | 25,582 | $85,543 | $1,600 |
| 39 | Severn (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 46.1% | 58,402 | $134,423 | $2,175 |
| 40 | Maryland City (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 45.4% | 19,186 | $117,337 | $2,421 |
| 41 | Greenbelt | Prince George's County | 45.3% | 24,678 | $85,997 | $1,848 |
| 42 | Calverton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 43.5% | 17,624 | $107,381 | $2,164 |
| 43 | Aspen Hill (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 43.3% | 53,279 | $111,575 | $1,916 |
| 44 | Frederick | Frederick County | 43.2% | 83,395 | $97,069 | $1,764 |
| 45 | Fort Washington (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 43.0% | 25,134 | $143,333 | $2,690 |
| 46 | Montgomery Village (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 42.8% | 34,110 | $95,348 | $1,916 |
| 47 | Perry Hall (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 42.1% | 29,105 | $106,244 | $1,706 |
| 48 | Arbutus (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 41.8% | 22,507 | $99,090 | $1,318 |
| 49 | Carney (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 40.3% | 28,343 | $83,620 | $1,793 |
| 50 | South Laurel (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 40.2% | 29,272 | $88,933 | $1,830 |
| 51 | Wheaton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 38.7% | 52,926 | $111,478 | $2,163 |
| 52 | Pasadena (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 38.2% | 34,309 | $129,727 | $2,393 |
| 53 | Lake Shore (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 36.4% | 18,249 | $130,689 | $1,806 |
| 54 | Westminster | Carroll County | 36.4% | 20,445 | $86,219 | $1,476 |
| 55 | Baltimore | Baltimore | 36.1% | 573,243 | $62,177 | $1,331 |
| 56 | Randallstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 35.9% | 35,957 | $85,735 | $1,577 |
| 57 | Woodlawn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 35.5% | 40,379 | $82,466 | $1,494 |
| 58 | Waldorf (unincorporated) | Charles County | 34.8% | 82,943 | $116,089 | $1,995 |
| 59 | Beltsville (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 34.6% | 19,176 | $99,642 | $1,963 |
| 60 | Lochearn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 34.2% | 27,074 | $74,707 | $1,460 |
| 61 | Camp Springs (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 33.8% | 22,544 | $120,456 | $2,231 |
| 62 | Clinton (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 33.6% | 38,376 | $124,803 | $1,809 |
| 63 | Parkville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 33.2% | 30,549 | $79,178 | $1,526 |
| 64 | Middle River (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 32.3% | 31,712 | $78,398 | $1,636 |
| 65 | Seabrook (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 32.1% | 18,317 | $98,157 | $1,840 |
| 66 | Milford Mill (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 31.2% | 30,829 | $69,711 | $1,653 |
| 67 | Oxon Hill (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 30.6% | 17,893 | $93,252 | $1,721 |
| 68 | Glen Burnie (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 27.4% | 72,590 | $88,280 | $1,648 |
| 69 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | 25.7% | 33,285 | $58,576 | $1,318 |
| 70 | Suitland (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 25.1% | 23,793 | $71,585 | $1,707 |
| 71 | Cumberland | Allegany County | 22.7% | 18,804 | $48,162 | $741 |
| 72 | Chillum (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 22.6% | 34,871 | $79,864 | $1,735 |
| 73 | Landover (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 22.5% | 24,514 | $72,100 | $1,735 |
| 74 | Edgewood (unincorporated) | Harford County | 22.2% | 24,922 | $80,772 | $1,375 |
| 75 | Rosedale (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 22.2% | 20,002 | $85,711 | $1,378 |
| 76 | Hagerstown | Washington County | 20.5% | 43,665 | $52,221 | $1,114 |
| 77 | Essex (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 19.9% | 40,580 | $67,168 | $1,319 |
| 78 | Dundalk (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 15.7% | 65,969 | $64,520 | $1,473 |
| 79 | East Riverdale (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 15.1% | 18,336 | $81,831 | $1,716 |
| 80 | Langley Park (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 10.5% | 21,508 | $85,321 | $1,707 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Bethesda, with 87.1% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Maryland by population.