| City | Population | Overall Score | % 22-29 Rank | Professional Opportunities Rank | Amenities Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Annapolis | 38,443 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 2.21 |
| Cockeysville | 20,595 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 2.46 |
| Laurel | 25,325 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2.51 |
| Jessup | 8,068 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 2.60 |
| Greenbelt | 23,310 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2.66 |
| Towson | 56,483 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 2.98 |
| Savage | 5,947 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3.29 |
| Glen Burnie | 66,272 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3.46 |
| Columbia | 102,269 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 3.55 |
| Bel Air | 10,120 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3.78 |
| Hampstead | 6,328 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3.85 |
| Beltsville | 16,933 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 3.88 |
| Sykesville | 4,438 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 3.98 |
| Rosedale | 18,464 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4.24 |
| Pasadena | 24,784 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 4.36 |
| Fulton | 1,868 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 4.43 |
| Reisterstown | 26,550 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4.44 |
| Jarrettsville | 3,614 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 4.50 |
| Gambrills | 2,524 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 4.63 |
| Arbutus | 20,322 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 4.64 |
| Bowie | 55,585 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 4.68 |
| Catonsville | 42,496 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4.74 |
| Essex | 37,891 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 4.83 |
| Middle River | 26,095 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 5.11 |
| Ellicott City | 66,725 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 5.15 |
| White Marsh | 9,739 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 5.35 |
| Edgewood | 26,180 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 5.50 |
| Fallston | 9,031 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 5.54 |
| Dundalk | 61,930 | 29 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 5.58 |
| Randallstown | 33,382 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5.88 |
| Arnold | 23,147 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 6.14 |
| Eldersburg | 31,650 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 6.23 |
| Severna Park | 37,672 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 6.25 |
| Kingsville | 4,282 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 6.31 |
| Linthicum | 10,582 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 6.96 |