DanvilleMD
This town in Maryland has a population of 341.
Is Danville a good place to live?
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Danville, above both the Maryland town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 262 Maryland towns, just 2 have a higher midpoint age than Danville. Danville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
341 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Danville.
Very low risk in Danville, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Danville, 54% come from inland flooding and 12% from heat waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Danville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Cumberland (28%), Frostburg (6%) and Westernport (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Danville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 3 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than Danville. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Danville stands out in Maryland and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work
The share of adults in Danville who have been diagnosed with depression: 27%. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Danville. This Maryland town beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Danville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Danville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.5% of the land in Danville is protected from building
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Danville: one, of 8 acres.
| Danville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dans Mountain Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Danville sells for about $375K
For households in Danville, the share who live in a home they own is 55%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Danville
Flight 93 National Memorial and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Danville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
24 mi MountainMount Davis
10 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
36 mi State parkOhiopyle State Park24 mi Ski areaWisp Resort36 runs · 638 ft vertical
14 mi MuseumLiterary HallPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Danville: who provides what
Danville is unincorporated, so Allegany 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.
100% of working residents leave Danville for work
Where Danville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Danville
About 0 of every 100 Danville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Danville
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Danville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 271. Danville is located along U.S. Route 220, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Cumberland, and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Keyser, West Virginia. The community lies in a valley bounded by 2,800-foot (850 m) Dans Mountain to the northwest and 1,500-foot (460 m) Fort Hill to the southeast.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,111 ft
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