81. Germantown, MD
 Black Rock Center in Germantown WINNERTop 100 rank: 81
Population: 59,600
Compare Germantown to Top 10 Best Places
Germantown is an affordable city for its environs, yet it's still considered part of the D.C. metro area - it's 32 miles away.
It was designed around two man-made lakes and contains a wide range of housing. One drawback: the city lacks a strong community feel.
|
Median family income
(per year) |
$84,578 |
$93,313 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$63,118 |
$84,802 |
| Sales tax |
6.00% |
6.60% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
4.75% |
5.22% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
2.00% |
2.42% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$2,139 |
$1,854 |
Job growth %
(2000-2007) |
5.86% |
18.60% |
| Median home price |
$311,600 |
$293,712 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$2,248 |
$4,072 |
| See Germantown homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
50 |
40 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
12 |
20 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
6.7% |
17.3% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
1.7% |
16.6% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
100.0/N.A. |
89.5/10.5 |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
75.8% |
76.0% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
33 |
2 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
N.A.3 |
25 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
29.9 |
23.0 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
30.0% |
15.8% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
1.7% |
3.0% |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
29 |
51 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,174 |
4,141 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
74 |
338 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
225 |
242 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
41 |
90 |
Museums(accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
30 |
11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
7 |
13 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
2.9 |
1.5 |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
43.77 |
36.31 |
| % clear days in the area |
29 |
30 |
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| High temp in July ° F |
86.8° |
87.8° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
24.2° |
22.9° |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.2% |
88.2% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
26 |
27 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.5% |
9.6% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
26.4% |
27.3% |
| Median age |
31.4 |
36.0 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
78.1% |
73.6% |
| Married |
53.8% |
57.5% |
| Divorced |
9.1% |
8.3% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
223.7 |
104.0 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,116 |
$8,012 |
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