Herald HarborMD
The town, home to 2,430 people, lies in Maryland.
Is Herald Harbor a good place to live?
Herald Harbor’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Herald Harbor’s going rate for rent is $2,481 a month, where Maryland’s towns sit at $1,809 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. On incomes, just 12 of Maryland’s 329 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Severn Run Natural Environment Area, at 27 acres. Herald Harbor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Herald Harbor stand out
Where Herald Harbor beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Herald Harbor | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
Herald Harbor has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
2,603 counted in 2010 and 2,869 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Herald Harbor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Herald Harbor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 277 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Herald Harbor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw29 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw27 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumPhoto credits
White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Herald Harbor: who provides what
Herald Harbor is unincorporated, so Anne Arundel 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 Herald Harbor.
Herald Harbor is healthier than nine in ten U.S. towns
Herald Harbor: 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% get no exercise outside work, 31% feel lonely.
| Herald Harbor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Herald Harbor | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Herald Harbor, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 96% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Herald Harbor is lower. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Herald Harbor work out of town
Among residents in Herald Harbor, 1.6% live below the poverty line. Only 1% of working residents stay in Herald Harbor for work; the rest commute out. The town’s median household income is $148,000. It had 147 jobs in 2023, up 55 from 2013.
| Herald Harbor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $148,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Herald Harbor’s year
In Herald Harbor, the midsummer high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 3.2% of Herald Harbor
Trails run 0.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Severn Run Natural Environment Area | — | 27 |
| 2. Herald Harbor Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Herald Harbor sells for about $555K at the median
For households in Herald Harbor, the share who are owner-occupiers is 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Herald Harbor
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Herald Harbor
About 4 of every 100 Herald Harbor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
99% of working residents leave Herald Harbor for work
Where Herald Harbor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Herald Harbor
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Herald Harbor is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,603. It is a quiet residential area with a scenic view of the Severn River and is near the community of Crownsville and Interstate 97. Herald Harbor is known for its area immediately along the Severn River known as Long Point on the Severn, a fairly affluent neighborhood composed mainly of retired and wealthy land owners.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 52 ft
Herald Harbor’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Herald Harbor.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald Harbor | — | — | C− | — | B− | A |
| Arden on the Severn | — | — | C+ | — | B− | A |
| Crownsville | — | — | D | — | B− | A |
| Severna Park | #79 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
Herald Harbor, Arden on the Severn and Crownsville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Herald Harbor, Arden on the Severn, Crownsville and Severna Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Herald Harbor with a neighbor →
Questions about Herald Harbor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Herald Harbor, MD expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $599,000, 41% above 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 C−.