Best PlacesBenedict, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Benedict, 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.
Benedict ranks 6,080th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Benedict
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.
Benedict's strengths and weaknesses
Where Benedict ranks high
- Household income$167,418 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Benedict ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute45.6 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,253 a month, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Benedict
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Benedict home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $167,418, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Benedict's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Benedict
Benedict's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Benedict.
Who works in Benedict, and how
Work in Benedict centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Benedict
The coast is about 21 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Benedict, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Benedict, month by month
Benedict sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Benedict
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 29 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Benedict
Schools across Benedict average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Huntingtown ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Barstow ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- T. C. Martin Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plum Point MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Calvert MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- John Hanson Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntingtown High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Calvert HighB+ · 52% proficient
- St. Charles High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Benedict school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Benedict 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 Benedict against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Benedict
Is Benedict a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Benedict ranks 6,080th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Benedict expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $566,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $167,418 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Benedict safe?
Yes, Benedict is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Benedict with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Benedict. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Benedict 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.
Benedict detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Benedict: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Benedict: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Benedict: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Benedict: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Benedict 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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