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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Maryland

Best sunny, walkable cities in Maryland

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. 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.Baltimore, MD573k residents

    64/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 66/100 · january low: 30°F

  2. 2.Dundalk, MD66k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 30°F

  3. 3.Essex, MD41k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 30°F

  4. 4.Salisbury, MD33k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 29°F

  5. 5.Middle River, MD32k residents

    59/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 30°F

  6. 6.Fort Washington, MD25k residents

    57/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 27°F

  7. 7.Severna Park, MD40k residents

    55/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 29°F

  8. 8.Parkville, MD31k residents

    55/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 27°F

  9. 9.Frederick, MD83k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 27°F

  10. 10.Glen Burnie, MD73k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 25°F

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 the sunniest and most walkable in Maryland?
Baltimore, MD ranks first with a fit score of 64/100, followed by Dundalk (63) and Essex (61), using the "Sun & walkable" 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 sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.