Top Cities in Maryland

Maryland at a Glance

Living in Maryland offers the best of all worlds. Whether it's the privacy and beauty of the mountains that move you, or you're looking for a booming urban metropolis to call home, Maryland has it all -- much of it within easy driving distance of the stunning Eastern Shore.

Residents lovingly refer to Maryland as the Old Line State -- a moniker that's followed it since the Revolutionary War when the determined soldiers of Maryland, or The Maryland Line, saved the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island.

Top Cities in Maryland

• Andrews Air Force Base  
• Annapolis Junction  Annapolis  
• Baltimore  
• Baltimore in Anne Arundel County  
• Baltimore in Baltimore County  
• Benson  
• Bethesda  
• Brooklandville  
• Chewsville  
• Columbia  
• Cumberland  
• Dhs  
• Elkton  
• Ellicott City  

Maryland is big on history. 

From the time The Arc and The Dove first arrived in what is now St. Mary's City from England in the mid-1600s, Maryland has played an integral role in the formation of America. It boasts the nation's first federally funded highway, called the Historic National Road; its first railroad terminal in Ellicott City for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the world's first telegraph line that stretched between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The first blood lost during the Civil War happened in Maryland. So did the Maryland Gazette -- the United States' first ever continuously published newspaper.

Maryland is home to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, The M&T Bank Stadium -- where the Baltimore Ravens call home -- and the gorgeous Chesapeake Bay. Maryland has the scenic port town of Annapolis as its capital and lays claim to the National Aquarium, the National Zoo, and more nationally registered historic places than you could visit in a week. 

Despite all of this, Maryland still retains acres of rural farmland, scenic rolling woodlands, and miles upon miles of waterfront property. Forty miles of the famed Appalachian Trail passes through the Old Line State, and Maryland's Eastern Shore is famous for its boardwalks, crab cakes and romantic beaches. 

Why You'll Love Living in Maryland

Two of the nation's richest counties are located in Maryland, close to the Nation's Capital. Howard County and Montgomery County both boast median household incomes that approach or exceed $100,000. This state offers employment for everyone, featuring white-collar jobs, agricultural jobs, and a wealth of manufacturing opportunities. Major employers here include Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Black and Decker Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, University of Maryland, and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. 

Home values in Maryland are showing slow but steady increases in comparison from this year to four years ago -- up 9.5 percent overall. Baltimore and Harford Counties have experienced the biggest rebounds. In February, the average cost to buy a home in Maryland was $279,846, up from $273,000 in 2015. The most expensive homes were located in Montgomery County. The least expensive in the mountainous terrain of Western Maryland's Allegany County.

Regardless of which type of home you're most comfortable choosing, Maryland has it -- from stately old Colonials and Victorians to modern-day townhomes, row houses, condos and apartments. There's affordable living for everyone in this eastern state that offers up something for everyone -- from the secluded comfort of the Appalachian Mountains to the convenient level of living in its major metropolitan areas.

You'll fall in love with everything this scenic, historic state has to offer.