Movoto Real Estate's Best Washington D.C. Suburbs For Families
City | State | Population | Overall Score | Greatschools Rank | Crimes Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Unemployment Rank | Commute Rank | Income Rank | Home Payment Rank | Big Deal Score |
Chevy Chase | MD | 2,862 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1.17 |
Bethesda | MD | 60,995 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 1.24 |
Potomac | MD | 45,631 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 1.26 |
Ashburn | VA | 46,097 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 1.29 |
Kensington | MD | 1,895 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1.34 |
Reston | VA | 59,388 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.34 |
Arlington | VA | 214,861 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 1.44 |
Mount Airy | MD | 9,289 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 1.69 |
Leesburg | VA | 44,612 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 1.73 |
Centreville | VA | 73,476 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 1.74 |
Rockville | MD | 62,130 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 1.77 |
Olney | MD | 34,121 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1.78 |
Annapolis | MD | 38,443 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2.01 |
Damascus | MD | 14,858 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 2.09 |
Bowie | MD | 55,585 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 2.13 |
Manassas | VA | 39,317 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2.16 |
Frederick | MD | 65,840 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2.19 |
Burtonsville | MD | 8,291 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 2.36 |
Alexandria | VA | 143,684 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 2.40 |
Laurel | MD | 25,325 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2.52 |
Gaithersburg | MD | 61,851 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2.53 |
Greenbelt | MD | 23,310 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 2.68 |
Germantown | MD | 89,031 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 2.76 |
Silver Spring | MD | 75,386 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2.79 |
College Park | MD | 30,784 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 2.83 |
Hyattsville | MD | 17,734 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 3.01 |
Takoma Park | MD | 17,232 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 3.02 |
Waldorf | MD | 69,225 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3.06 |
Fort Washington | MD | 24,447 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 3.21 |