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A town of 6,567.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, ranked 55th of 259 in Maryland. The median household earns $103K. 0.6% of the land in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is conserved, against 9.5% in Maryland’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Paradise Manor is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Fountainhead-Orchard Hills beats most towns.
Where Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fountainhead-Orchard Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
13 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
28 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
11 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
27 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
8 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills draws workers from Hagerstown and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
4,349 jobs are based in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 3,270 in 2013 to 4,349.
Most working residents leave Fountainhead-Orchard Hills for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills has added 1,079 jobs, to 4,349 in 2023. At 27 minutes, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’ average trip to work is where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 155 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,067 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 14% of adults binge drink in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills.
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 44.5 years. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 42% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.3% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
89% of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
About 4 of every 100 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
CDP in Maryland, United States
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,861 at the 2000 census.
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3 towns share a border with Fountainhead-Orchard Hills.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Maugansville (A) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | #55 | A | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Hagerstown | #244 | D | C+ | D | B | D |
| Maugansville | #71 | A | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Paramount-Long Meadow | #121 | B+ | C | — | B | B− |
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Maugansville and Paramount-Long Meadow report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fountainhead-Orchard Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fountainhead-Orchard Hills grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #55 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $333,000, 22% below the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
