These Are The 10 Best Places In Maryland To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Maryland who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Maryland, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Old Line State:

1. Cheverly (Photos)
2. Glenarden
3. Riverdale Park (Photos)
4. Mount Rainier (Photos)
5. Bladensburg (Photos)
6. Walkersville (Photos)
7. Fruitland (Photos)
8. New Carrollton (Photos)
9. Poolesville (Photos)
10. Takoma Park (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Maryland. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Maryland in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Maryland
• 10 Worst Places To Live In Maryland
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Maryland

How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Maryland in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Maryland have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Maryland.

1. Cheverly

Population: 6,307
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.51
Museums Per 1,000 People: 9.51
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.51
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.51

2. Glenarden

Population: 6,145
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.28
Museums Per 1,000 People: 9.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.6
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.93

3. Riverdale Park

Population: 7,119
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.43
Museums Per 1,000 People: 8.43
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.43
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 8.43

4. Mount Rainier

Population: 8,277
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 7.25
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.25

5. Bladensburg

Population: 9,371
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Museums Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.4

6. Walkersville

Population: 5,966
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.03
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.68
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.06
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.35

7. Fruitland

Population: 5,028
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.38
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.39
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.93
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.59

8. New Carrollton

Population: 12,412
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.83
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.83
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.83
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.75

9. Poolesville

Population: 5,042
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.93
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.99
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.31
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.99

10. Takoma Park

Population: 17,307
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.47
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.47
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.47
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.47

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Maryland where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Maryland with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. College Park (Photos)
2. Hagerstown (Photos)
3. Annapolis (Photos)
4. Bowie (Photos)
5. Rockville (Photos)

For more Maryland reading, check out:

• 10 Best Places To Live In Maryland
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Maryland
• 10 Worst Places To Live In Maryland

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Maryland To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Cheverly	6,307
2	Glenarden	6,145
3	Riverdale Park	7,119
4	Mount Rainier	8,277
5	Bladensburg	9,371
6	Walkersville	5,966
7	Fruitland	5,028
8	New Carrollton	12,412
9	Poolesville	5,042
10	Takoma Park	17,307
11	Hyattsville	18,049
12	Chesapeake Beach	5,816
13	Taneytown	6,738
14	Hampstead	6,342
15	Frostburg	8,802
16	Greenbelt	23,612
17	Brunswick	6,006
18	Thurmont	6,333
19	Aberdeen	15,137
20	College Park	31,387
21	Havre De Grace	13,360
22	Elkton	15,673
23	La Plata	8,903
24	Easton	16,541
25	Laurel	25,673
26	Cumberland	20,557
27	Mount Airy	9,333
28	Westminster	18,656
29	Hagerstown	40,295
30	Annapolis	38,599
31	Cambridge	12,511
32	Salisbury	31,334
33	Rockville	63,402
34	Bowie	56,335
35	Gaithersburg	63,491
36	Frederick	66,646
37	Baltimore	622,271
38	Hagerstown	40,295
39	Frederick	66,646