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A town of 12,032.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Annapolis Neck grades B+ overall, 112th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $174K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $739K for a typical one and 7.4 times the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. 71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Annapolis Neck, above both Maryland’s towns (42%) and U.S. towns (29%). Annapolis Neck is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Quiet Waters Park, at 322 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Annapolis Neck beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Annapolis Neck is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 7%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Annapolis Neck. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw29 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Annapolis Neck is unincorporated, so Anne Arundel County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Annapolis Neck.
Annapolis Neck owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Maryland norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Maryland.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 226 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Annapolis Neck.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 790 | C+ |
| Key School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 646 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Against the 1,560 U.S. towns with household incomes like Annapolis Neck’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
83% of adults had a checkup this year in Annapolis Neck. Annapolis Neck beats the Maryland average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 4.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Annapolis Neck.
| Annapolis Neck | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Annapolis Neck | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 1,470 in 2013 to 2,006.
Most working residents leave Annapolis Neck for work: only 5% work in town. 24% of Annapolis Neck workers work from home. Since 2013, Annapolis Neck has added 536 jobs, to 2,006 in 2023.
| Annapolis Neck | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $174,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Annapolis Neck has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Annapolis Neck | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quiet Waters Park | 2.4 mi | 322 |
| 2. Bay Ridge Trust | — | 33 |
| 3. Thomas Point Park | — | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 7.4 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 96% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Annapolis Neck’s median rent is $2,489 a month.
| Annapolis Neck | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,489 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Annapolis Neck
About 4 of every 100 Annapolis Neck residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Annapolis Neck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Annapolis Neck, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,950.
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5 towns share a border with Annapolis Neck.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Neck | #112 | B+ | D | — | B− | A |
| Annapolis | #176 | C+ | D | D | B− | A− |
| Highland Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parole | #99 | A− | D | — | B− | A |
| Mayo | #137 | B | C− | — | B− | A |
| Edgewater | #105 | B+ | D | — | B− | A |
Annapolis Neck, Parole, Mayo and Edgewater report no FBI crime data of their own. Highland Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Annapolis Neck with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Annapolis Neck grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #112 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $739,000, 74% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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