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7. Frederick County

Cost of Living: 20.1% higher than the US average
Crime: 33
Physicians per 100k: 183
Median House Value: $261,300
Insider Monkey score: 14.2

Similar to our previous entry, Frederick County is also a part of a larger metropolitan area, the Washington-Alexandria-Arlington metropolitan area. Many attribute the county’s sudden development and increase in residents as a result of the inclusion in the said metropolitan area. It was also voted by Farmers Insurance Group of Companies as being one of the safest metropolitan areas in the United States. The county is home to Catoctin Mountain Park, a nationally protected area.

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