There are 11 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Columbia. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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10164 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
5.5 mi from downtown Columbia · Affluent catchment area
1346 Liberty Road
14.8 mi from downtown Columbia · Comfortable surrounding area
7351 Assateague Drive, Jessup, MD
4.4 mi from downtown Columbia · Comfortable surrounding area
1103 Annapolis Road, Odenton, MD
12.5 mi from downtown Columbia · Comfortable surrounding area
9097 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia
2.4 mi from downtown Columbia · Comfortable surrounding area
674 Old Mill Road, Millersville
13.4 mi from downtown Columbia · Mixed-income catchment
6600 Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville, MD
7.8 mi from downtown Columbia · Mixed-income catchment
222 East Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD
14.6 mi from downtown Columbia · Modest surrounding area
3431 Benson Avenue, Baltimore
11.0 mi from downtown Columbia · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Ellicott City location has the highest Goods Score (81 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 11 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Columbia, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.