Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Funkstown Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Funkstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Funkstown beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2022.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Funkstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw39 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
8 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
29 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
11 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
6 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, 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 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Funkstown, and how to reach them.
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 Funkstown.
55% of Funkstown households are owner-occupiers. Zillow values the typical Funkstown home at about $272,000, about the same as a year ago, 36% below the Maryland typical home.
| Funkstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $808 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 55% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On expected storm and flood damage, Funkstown sits below 79% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Funkstown households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to hurricanes. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1984: 5.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Funkstown’s mean commuting time is 20 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Funkstown added 55 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 189. Its income of the median household is $61,000, below both the Maryland town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Funkstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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
The biggest park or preserve is Funkstown Community Park, at 34 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Funkstown Community Park | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Funkstown, 33% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Funkstown is ahead of Maryland on 6 and behind on 7. Two fifths of Funkstown adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Maryland’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. In Funkstown, 13% of adults binge drink, and 82% had a checkup this year.
| Funkstown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Funkstown | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Funkstown
About 4 of every 100 Funkstown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Funkstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Maryland, United States
Funkstown is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Funkstown had a population of 852.
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Funkstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
