Maryland town named 2023’s Best City for Women, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With the women’s labor force participation rate reaching 57.7% in August, the highest it has been since February 2020, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Cities for Women. Columbia, MD came in at No. 1 on this year’s list.  South Burlington, VT was ranked at No. 2 and Irvine, CA came […]

Maryland is 2023’s 6th best state for teachers, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With World Teachers’ Day around the corner but teachers making an average of $3,644 less per year than they did 10 years ago when adjusted for inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Teachers. Maryland came in at No. 6 on this year’s list.  Virginia topped the list with […]

Maryland named 2023’s 3rd-happiest state in America, WalletHub study [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—With 50% of Americans saying they are “very satisfied” with the way their personal life is going, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Happiest States in America. Maryland came in at No. 3 on the list.  Utah was ranked at No. 1 while Hawaii placed at No. 2.  West Virginia was at the bottom […]

Baltimore ranked among worst places in U.S. to retire, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With only 27% of workers reporting that they are “very confident” they will have enough money for retirement, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Places to Retire. Baltimore came in near the bottom of the list at No. 173 out of 182 cities ranked.  Tampa, FL came in at No. 1 followed […]

Maryland ranked among top ten best states for teen drivers, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With summer being a popular time for teens to get driver’s licenses and an average of eight teens dying every day from motor vehicle injuries, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers, as well as expert commentary. Maryland came in at No. 8 on the list.  Oregon was ranked […]

Maryland ranked among top 15 hardest working states in America, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year and having left 55% of their PTO unused last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Hardest-Working States in America. Maryland came in at No. 11 on this year’s list.  North Dakota topped the list with Alaska ranking at No. 2. In order […]

Baltimore named worst real estate market in U.S., WalletHub study [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—With home values up around 1.0% in the past year and mortgage rates having continued to increase, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best Real-Estate Markets. To determine the most attractive real-estate markets in the U.S., WalletHub compared 300 cities across 17 key metrics. Baltimore came in last place at No. 300 on the […]

Maryland community colleges ranked among nation’s best

BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans struggling financially due to high inflation and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems. Maryland’s Montgomery College was […]