Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Beaver Creek’s average commute is 40 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Beaver Creek. Doub's Mill Historic District and Jacob M. Funk Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Beaver Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Beaver Creek beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaver Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw38 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
7 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
28 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
9 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
17 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0
Beaver Creek is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Beaver Creek.
Jobs in Beaver Creek fell by 27 from 2013 to 2023, to 77. The top destinations are Hagerstown (14%), Frederick (7%) and Robinwood (5%). 0.5% of working residents work locally here.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts 63% of Beaver Creek’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes. The FEMA risk score for Beaver Creek comes to 22 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Beaver Creek, just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food. This Maryland town does better than the Maryland average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among adults here, 23% have been diagnosed with depression and 81% had a checkup this year.
| Beaver Creek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beaver Creek | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beaver Creek has one park or preserve, 16 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Creek
About 3 of every 100 Beaver Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Beaver Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 251 as of the 2010 census. It is located southeast of Hagerstown and north of Boonsboro near U.S. Route 40 and Maryland Route 66. The community is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area). This town was founded in 1766. Although Beaver Creek is home to several historic landmarks such as Beaver Creek School and the Doub's Mill Historic District, most of the community's development has occurred since the 1990s, with new and upscale housing for professionals from Hagerstown and from the Washington, D.C…
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Beaver Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
