Best PlacesAberdeen Proving Ground, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Aberdeen Proving Ground, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Aberdeen Proving Ground ranks 4,064th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Aberdeen Proving Ground
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.
Aberdeen Proving Ground's strengths and weaknesses
Where Aberdeen Proving Ground ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
Where Aberdeen Proving Ground ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,304 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
Who lives in Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Who works in Aberdeen Proving Ground, and how
Work in Aberdeen Proving Ground centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Aberdeen Proving Ground
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Aberdeen Proving Ground, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Aberdeen Proving Ground, month by month
Aberdeen Proving Ground sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Aberdeen Proving Ground
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Aberdeen Proving Ground
Schools across Aberdeen Proving Ground average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Roye-williams ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Edgewood ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
- Halls Cross Roads ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgewood MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Aberdeen MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Edgewood HighB · 50% proficient
- Aberdeen HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Aberdeen Proving Ground school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Aberdeen Proving Ground 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 Aberdeen Proving Ground against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Aberdeen Proving Ground
Is Aberdeen Proving Ground a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Aberdeen Proving Ground ranks 4,064th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and heat safety, 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 Aberdeen Proving Ground safe?
Aberdeen Proving Ground is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Aberdeen Proving Ground?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of towns.
Compare Aberdeen Proving Ground with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Aberdeen Proving Ground. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Aberdeen Proving Ground 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.
Aberdeen Proving Ground detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Aberdeen Proving Ground: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Aberdeen Proving Ground: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Aberdeen Proving Ground: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Aberdeen Proving Ground: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Aberdeen Proving Ground 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.
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