There are 4 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Gaithersburg. 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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725 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
5.5 mi from downtown Gaithersburg · Affluent catchment area
4816 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, MD
8.8 mi from downtown Gaithersburg · Comfortable surrounding area
58 Market Street
2.7 mi from downtown Gaithersburg · Comfortable surrounding area
619 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
1.5 mi from downtown Gaithersburg · Comfortable surrounding area
Right now the Rockville location has the highest Goods Score (71 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 4 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Gaithersburg, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.