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A town of 514, settled in 1870.
31% of residents are 65 or older in Ellerslie, where Maryland’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Of the 155 Maryland towns we compare, none has a lower typical home value than Ellerslie. Ellerslie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1898 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ellerslie. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw23 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
22 mi MountainMount Davis
5 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
36 mi State parkOhiopyle State Park
38 mi Ski areaLaurel Mountain Ski Resort21 runs · 760 ft verticalFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · 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 · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ellerslie 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Ellerslie.
A typical home in Ellerslie is worth about $132,000, down 2.4% in a year, 69% below the Maryland typical home. 70% of Ellerslie households live in a home they own.
| Ellerslie | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $830 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For Ellerslie, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles. The top destinations are Cumberland (26%), Frostburg (5%) and La Vale (5%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ellerslie once, in 2003. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Ellerslie, just over two in five adults have high blood pressure. No town among the 262 in Maryland we compare has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Ellerslie. 17% of adults in Ellerslie report frequent physical distress; 35% get no exercise outside work. Only 5 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Ellerslie.
| Ellerslie | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Ellerslie | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 249 Maryland towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Ellerslie. Across 1 park or preserve: 0.5 miles of trail. The town’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Ellerslie | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 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. Ellerslie Area Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ellerslie
About 7 of every 100 Ellerslie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Ellerslie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Ellerslie 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 572. Ellerslie is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named for Elderslie, Scotland, the birthplace of Scottish hero William Wallace.
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Ellerslie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
