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Yes, by almost any measure. Chesapeake Beach earns an A+, 24th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $139K, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country, and its schools rank ahead of 80% of Maryland towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Chesapeake Beach’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). All Saints' Church and Chesapeake Beach Railway Station is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Chesapeake Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% 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 Chesapeake Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 326 in 1940, 6,356 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chesapeake Beach, and how to reach them.
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 Chesapeake Beach.
Chesapeake Beach sends many workers across the state line to Washington and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Against the 3,667 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chesapeake Beach’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
19% of Chesapeake Beach adults get no exercise outside work. Chesapeake Beach beats the Maryland average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Chesapeake Beach adults binge drink.
| Chesapeake Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Chesapeake Beach | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 16.9% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Calvert County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 502 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 59 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chesapeake Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Chesapeake Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boardwalk Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. Bayfront Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 3. Lynwood T Kellam Memorial Recreational Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22% of working residents cross a state line to work, Washington among the top destinations. The average commute for its 2,226 working residents takes 41.3 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Chesapeake Beach for work: only 6% work in town. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Chesapeake Beach. Since 2013, Chesapeake Beach has added 37 jobs, to 712 in 2023.
| Chesapeake Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Chesapeake Beach has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 27° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 49% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Chesapeake Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Chesapeake Beach | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.9% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.4% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Chesapeake Beach home is worth about $460,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% above the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Chesapeake Beach is $1,756 a month.
| Chesapeake Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,756 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chesapeake Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw30 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw29 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 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
None within 15 miles of Chesapeake Beach; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Chesapeake Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
5,753 counted in 2010 and 6,356 in 2020; an estimated 6,466 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in Maryland, U.S.
Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Its major attractions include the Chesapeake Beach Railway Station, the Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail, a water park, marinas, piers, and charter boat fishing. As of the 2020 census, Chesapeake Beach had a population of 6,356.
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One town shares a border with Chesapeake Beach.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Beach | #24 | A+ | B− | — | A− | A− |
| North Beach | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
North Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chesapeake Beach and North Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chesapeake Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Chesapeake Beach grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #24 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($126,256 across the Lexington Park, MD metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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