Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Settled in 1920, this town now has 3,564 residents.
Where it does best is schools: its schools rank ahead of 84% of Maryland towns. It is strong on health as well (B+): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 74% of the country. The trade-off is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $579K, 5.8 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking 124th of 259 in Maryland. That leaves it better than 67% of U.S. towns. 28% of the land in Grasonville is conserved, above both Maryland’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
Where Grasonville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Grasonville Elementary School | PK–5 | 472 |
Coastal flooding makes up 36% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Grasonville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,193 in 2000, 3,474 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grasonville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
28 mi MuseumNS Savannah
29 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaNavy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumNorthwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium: Damon J. Moritz, Public domain
Grasonville is unincorporated, so Queen Anne's 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 Grasonville.
Its public schools are run by the Queen Anne's County Public Schools. Enrollment at Grasonville’s public school: 472 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasonville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 472 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Walkers can cover 1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Grasonville’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 12 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grasonville Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 2. Ewing Pond Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Home values are up 3% over the year to September 2026. Grasonville’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,622 a month. 79% of households live in a home they own in the town.
| Grasonville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,622 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away. In Grasonville, the average commute is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Stevensville (7%), Parole (5%) and Baltimore (4%). Among residents locally, 12% live below the poverty line.
| Grasonville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,651 U.S. towns with household incomes like Grasonville’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among 261 Maryland towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Grasonville. For adults in the town, the share who have obesity is 31%.
| Grasonville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Grasonville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More binge drinkers | 18.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults with depression | 22.8% | 19.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grasonville has had 237 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in three quarters of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Grasonville once, in 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Grasonville, 27% of residents are under 18. Among adults 25 and older, 37% have a four-year degree or more, against 44% across Maryland. The town’s midpoint age is 38.6 years.
| Grasonville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 42% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Grasonville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grasonville
About 4 of every 100 Grasonville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Grasonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Maryland, United States
Grasonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2000 census.
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One town shares a border with Grasonville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasonville | #124 | B+ | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Kent Narrows | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Grasonville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Kent Narrows isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Grasonville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grasonville grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #124 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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