Fishing CreekMD
The town, settled in 1857, counts 207 residents.
Is Fishing Creek a good place to live?
Fishing Creek’s average trip to work is 6 minutes, below both the Maryland town median (32 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than Fishing Creek. Fishing Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Fishing Creek lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 67% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Fishing Creek: who provides what
Fishing Creek is unincorporated, so Dorchester 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fishing Creek.
The FEMA risk score in Fishing Creek is higher than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
Of the losses FEMA expects in Fishing Creek, 67% come from coastal flooding and 12% from hurricanes. One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Fishing Creek households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Fishing Creek’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 36 miles. The top destinations are Easton (16%), Cambridge (10%) and Baltimore (9%). Most people who work leave Fishing Creek to do it: just 4% work in town.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Fishing Creek home is worth about $309K
The typical Fishing Creek home is worth about $309,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% below the Maryland typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Fishing Creek, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 28° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Fishing Creek feel lonely than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
Just over a third of Fishing Creek adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 32 CDC measures, Fishing Creek beats the Maryland average on 6 and trails it on 7. In Fishing Creek, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, and 14% have diabetes.
| Fishing Creek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fishing Creek | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
George Washington Birthplace National Monument and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fishing Creek. Close and well known come first.
39 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
20 mi State parkPoint Lookout State Park
23 mi Ancient siteU-1105
36 mi Ancient siteWye House
14 mi MuseumPatuxent River Naval Air Museum
10 mi National Historical ParkHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park15K visitors a yearPhoto credits
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wye House: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain
Everything we know about Fishing Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fishing Creek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fishing Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
207 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Fishing Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fishing Creek, MD a good place to live?
Fishing Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.