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Hughesville’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C for schools. Hughesville’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 2 have a higher midpoint age than Hughesville. Hughesville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Truman's Place. Hughesville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Hughesville is from typical.
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Where Hughesville beats most towns.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2,197 counted in 2010 and 2,438 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Hughesville.
Households in Hughesville have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 97% of U.S. communities. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 11%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Hughesville, 97% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Hughesville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hughesville is ahead of Maryland on 4 and behind on 2. Two figures for adults here: 39% have obesity, 19% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hughesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hughesville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with obesity | 39.4% | 35.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hughesville’s median household income is $106,000. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Hughesville who live below the poverty line: 1.7%. The top destinations are Washington (14%), Waldorf (7%) and La Plata (4%).
| Hughesville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 2.8 miles in 2 parks and preserves. For Hughesville, the trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 9 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jennifer Memorial Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Hughesville Pond Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hughesville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw28 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw28 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw27 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite 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
Hughesville is unincorporated, so Charles 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.
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hughesville
About 6 of every 100 Hughesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Hughesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census. Truman's Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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One town shares a border with Hughesville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughesville | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Aquasco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hughesville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hughesville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Aquasco isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hughesville with a neighbor →
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That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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