Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 30,487 people live in this town, first settled in 1752.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Health is its strong suit: it is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns. It also does well on incomes (A) — the median household earns $177K. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $624K, 4.9 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. The overall grade lands at A, 45th of 259 in Maryland. Nationally, it does better than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 21 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on history. Clarksburg is more walkable than four fifths of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Clarksburg beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,834 in 2000, 29,051 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1878 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Clarksburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clarksburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw26 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw26 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite 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 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Clarksburg is unincorporated, so Montgomery 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 Clarksburg.
Clarksburg has less tooth loss than most of Maryland, sends most of its workers to Rockville and beyond and has household incomes well above the Maryland norm.
Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 4.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
Just over a tenth of Clarksburg adults worry about having enough food. In Clarksburg, 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor, below both the Maryland town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). Only 4 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Clarksburg. Of 32 CDC measures, Clarksburg beats the Maryland average on 24 and trails it on 3.
| Clarksburg | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Clarksburg | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 62.9% | 68.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Montgomery County Public Schools. Of its 8 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. 6 public schools serve Clarksburg, with 3,657 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,010 | B+ |
| Clarksburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,241 | A+ |
| Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 484 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Clarksburg’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 11 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Black Hill Regional Park, 754 acres with 8.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Hill Regional Park | 8.4 mi | 754 |
| 2. Little Seneca Greenway Stream Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 292 |
| 3. Arora Hills Local Park | 0.3 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA puts 60% of Clarksburg’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Clarksburg once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Clarksburg are typically worth about $624,000, down 1.4% in a year, 47% above the Maryland typical home. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $2,495 a month, against $1,809 a month in Maryland’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Nine in ten households own their home locally.
| Clarksburg | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,495 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Clarksburg has 3,913 jobs for its 14,530 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 1,713 in 2013 to 3,913.
The average commute for Clarksburg comes to 34 minutes. For most workers, Clarksburg is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Employers in Clarksburg added 2,200 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,913. The share of workers in Clarksburg who do their job from home: 31%.
| Clarksburg | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $177,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 31% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower July high than Clarksburg. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clarksburg
About 6 of every 100 Clarksburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
13,766 counted in 2010 and 29,051 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Clarksburg is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in northern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located at the northern end of the Interstate 270 technology corridor, approximately four miles north of Germantown. As of the 2020 census, Clarksburg had a population of 29,051.
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3 towns share a border with Clarksburg.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | #45 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Germantown | #19 | A+ | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| Ten Mile Creek | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Damascus | #1 | A+ | B− | — | B+ | A |
Ten Mile Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clarksburg, Germantown, Ten Mile Creek and Damascus report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clarksburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Clarksburg grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #45 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
