Fact text

  • North Potomac didn't officially exist as a named place until 1989, when the post office finally said 'sure, fine' and allowed the name to be used.
  • The community is home to the Potomac Horse Center, a full equestrian training facility that a mortgage banker built in the early 1960s and Montgomery County later bought up.
  • A local road running through the heart of North Potomac dates back to a trail used by the Seneca people, making it one of the oldest roads in all of Montgomery County.
Your
North Potomac
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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24146
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Total Population
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$
166383
Median Income
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$
670600
Median Home
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17
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
North Potomac
ranks for retirees?
26
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
43
Healthcare
9
Climate
68

Results

North Potomac

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Maryland does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees should plan for state income tax on other retirement income sources.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
43

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
43
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
9

The area has

6

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
68

A

climate — summers peak near

°F, winters dip to about

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Moderate

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate

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