Best PlacesChaptico, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chaptico, 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.
Chaptico ranks 30,702nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chaptico
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.
Chaptico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chaptico ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$95,541 median, better than 82% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 76% of towns
Where Chaptico ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute49.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chaptico
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chaptico home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,541, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Chaptico's effective rate of 0.82%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chaptico
Chaptico runs older 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 Chaptico.
Who works in Chaptico, and how
Work in Chaptico centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Chaptico
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Chaptico, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chaptico, month by month
Chaptico 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 Chaptico
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 36 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 Chaptico
Schools across Chaptico average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Banneker ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
- Dynard ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- White Marsh ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Margaret Brent MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Chopticon HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chaptico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chaptico 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 Chaptico against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chaptico
Is Chaptico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chaptico ranks 30,702nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, big-city access, and high incomes, 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 Chaptico expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $435,249. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $95,541 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Chaptico safe?
Chaptico is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Chaptico with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chaptico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chaptico 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.
Chaptico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chaptico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chaptico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chaptico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chaptico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chaptico 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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