?WhereToHQ

Ranked · Pick an HQ · Maryland

Best cities to put your HQ in Maryland

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Crofton, MD30k residents

    63/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 64.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  2. 2.Severna Park, MD40k residents

    62/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 58.6% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  3. 3.Towson, MD59k residents

    61/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 69.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,417/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  4. 4.Odenton, MD45k residents

    61/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 53.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  5. 5.Severn, MD58k residents

    60/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  6. 6.Annapolis, MD41k residents

    59/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 53.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  7. 7.Catonsville, MD43k residents

    58/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 54.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,417/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  8. 8.Pikesville, MD34k residents

    58/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 60% · avg. weekly wage: $1,417/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  9. 9.Glen Burnie, MD73k residents

    57/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

  10. 10.Pasadena, MD34k residents

    57/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,574/wk · corporate income tax: 8.25%

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to put your HQ in Maryland?
Crofton, MD ranks first with a fit score of 63/100, followed by Severna Park (62) and Towson (61), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.