Best PlacesMarydel, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marydel, 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.
Marydel ranks 37,525th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marydel
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.
Marydel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marydel ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 66% of towns
Where Marydel ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% 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 Marydel
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marydel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,299, 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 Marydel's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marydel
Marydel'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 Marydel.
Who works in Marydel, and how
Work in Marydel centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Marydel
Marydel has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. The coast is about 34 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Marydel and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marydel, month by month
Marydel sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, 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 | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Marydel
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marydel
Schools across Marydel average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Sudlersville Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sudlersville Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Lockerman Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- North Caroline High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Queen Anne's County High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marydel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marydel 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 Marydel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marydel
Is Marydel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marydel ranks 37,525th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and quiet, and lowest on taxes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marydel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,271. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $68,299 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Marydel safe?
Marydel is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare Marydel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marydel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marydel 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.
Marydel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marydel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marydel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marydel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marydel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marydel 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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