New Market, MD — Internet speed can often be a big problem in rural communities. According to a new study, the average speed in rural communities is 39.01 Mbps. But New Market, MD has an average speed of 89.4 Mbps. That’s more than double the national average speed of 43.8 Mbps.

Other rural cities did not fare so well. According to the study, the rural communities with the slowest Internet speeds are:

  1. Newcastle, California (3.7 Mbps)
  2. Qulin, Missouri (4.3 Mbps)
  3. Spring Hills, Kansas (4.8 Mbps)
  4. Erin, Tennessee (5 Mbps)
  5. Westphalia, Michigan (5.3 Mbps)
  6. Sylva, North Carolina (5.4 Mbps)
  7. Stevensville, Montana (5.6 Mbps)
  8. Hawaiin Ocean View, Hawaii (6.2 Mbps)
  9. Trenton, Florida (6.3 Mbps)
  10. Nevada City, California (6.7 Mbps)

A speed of at least 25 Mbps is suggested to use streaming services like Netflix.

The rural communities joining New Market as top performers are:

  1. Hampton, Georgia (113.6 Mbps)
  2. Haymarket, Virginia (93.1 Mbps)
  3. New Market, Maryland (89.4 Mbps)
  4. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania (82 Mbps)
  5. Warrenton, Virginia (79.6 Mbps)
  6. Downingtown, Pennsylvania (78.7 Mbps)
  7. Roanoke, Texas (77 Mbps)
  8. Harleysville, Pennsylvania (76.9 Mbps)
  9. Red Lion, Pennsylvania (74.6 Mbps)
  10. Woodbridge, Virginia (72.4 Mbps)

According to numbers from Pew Research, 24% of rural Americans say getting access to high-speed internet is a major problem in their local community.