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A town of 4,687, settled in 1830.
Kingsville's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 142nd of 259 in Maryland. The median household earns $129K and residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. 20% of the land in Kingsville is conserved, where Maryland’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On walkability, just 13 of Maryland’s 328 towns do worse. Kingsville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Jericho Covered Bridge and Long Green Valley Historic District.
Where Kingsville beats most towns.
20.1% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Kingsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,824 in 1980, 4,358 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 7 maps from 1893 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kingsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
15 mi MuseumNS Savannah
15 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumWalters Art Museum
15 mi Stadium & arenaCFG Bank ArenaM&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 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CFG Bank Arena: Don Woods, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kingsville is unincorporated, so Baltimore 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 Kingsville.
At 1.5 miles per square mile, Kingsville’s trail density is against 0.6 in Maryland’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. 15 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area | 8.9 mi | 568 |
| 2. Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area | 5.4 mi | 489 |
| 3. Gunpowder Falls State Park Franklintown Area | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 326 | A− |
| Open Bible Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 187 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 4,696 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kingsville’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
32% of Kingsville adults sleep under 7 hours. Kingsville beats the Maryland average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of Kingsville adults feel lonely.
| Kingsville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kingsville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Kingsville for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Kingsville has added 146 jobs, to 665 in 2023. The average trip to work in Kingsville is 27 minutes.
| Kingsville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kingsville’s median rent is $721 a month. The typical Kingsville home is worth about $541,000, up 1.6% in a year, 27% above the Maryland typical home. 92% of households own their home in Kingsville.
| Kingsville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $721 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 4 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher median age than Kingsville. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Kingsville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 42% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Kingsville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.8% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Kingsville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 within 15 miles of the center of Kingsville
About 6 of every 100 Kingsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Kingsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Kingsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Kingsville is a semi-rural, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river (to the northeast) and the Big Gunpowder Falls river (to the southwest) which join to form the Gunpowder River. The population of Kingsville was 4,318 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Kingsville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville | #142 | B | C+ | — | C− | A− |
| Pleasant Hills | #68 | A | C | — | B | A |
| Honeygo | #134 | B | C− | — | C− | A |
Kingsville, Pleasant Hills and Honeygo report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kingsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Kingsville grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #142 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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