Best Places20670, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20670, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20670 ranks 17,996th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20670
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20670's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20670 ranks high
- Short commute8.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 20670 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
Who lives in 20670
20670 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20670.
Who works in 20670, and how
Work in 20670 centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 40%
Life in 20670
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 20670, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20670, month by month
20670 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 20670
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 20670
Schools across 20670 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lexington Park ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Park Hall ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Green Holly Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Ridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Great Mills HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20670 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20670 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20670 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20670
Is 20670 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20670 ranks 17,996th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20670 safe?
20670 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $481 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 20670?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 30. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of zip codes.
Compare 20670 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20670. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20670 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20670 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20670: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20670: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20670: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20670: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20670 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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