From Livability comes their assessment as to why old town Frederick, Maryland is a Best Place to Live:
"We’ve got a real, living, breathing, working historic downtown, not a museum piece,” Griffin says of the area, where you’ll also discover some 200 retail and restaurant establishments, meeting the needs of residents and visitors alike, set alongside businesses and residences. In the past, it’s been named one of Forbes magazine’s U.S. Greatest Neighborhoods....
Frederick currently ranks No. 1 in the state for its public school system and is also home to Frederick Community College, a campus of Mount St. Mary’s and Hood College.
There’s a terrific arts scene, according to Charissa Hipp of Visit Frederick, notably the Weinburg Center for performing arts, and a plethora of small theaters, art galleries, and abundant, striking public art that helps make the city distinctive. Most stunning is the Community Bridge mural covered with trompe l’oeil paintings with local significance.
The city is home to the Maryland Shakespeare Festival and a collection of museums, including the National Museum of Civil War Medicine....
The town of about 70,000 ranks among the Ten Best Downtowns:
The orange glow of a setting sun enhances the romantic appeal of Carroll Creek Park in downtown Frederick, MD. Curved bridges extend over the water, and street lights bathe red brick pathways in warm light. It's one of many settings in this historic and artistic haven that residents and visitors find alluring. Tall church steeples rise above 18th-century buildings that house martini bars, boutique shops and art galleries....
An incredibly dog-friendly city, many shops and even some restaurants allow dogs, while Dog Park gives canines a place to run around. Locals crowd into cafes and small music venues to hear up-and-coming musicians, while the Weinberg Center for the Arts features shows by many well-known performers, movies and sing-alongs with a Wurlitzer organ.
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