The town in northeastern Montgomery County, close to the border with Frederick County, ranked in 31st place. It is described by writer Daniel Bortz as being “…on the quiet side, perhaps because more than one-third of the population is over 50. But Damascus knows how to make some noise when it wants to.”
Other Maryland small cities making the grade, are North Laurel (#23) in Howard County and nearby Urbana, in Frederick County (#35).
