Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
68 residents make their home in this town in Maryland.
Only 7 of the 155 Maryland towns we compare have a lower value of a typical home than Little Orleans. 19% of the land in Little Orleans is conserved, where Maryland’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Green Ridge State Forest, at 133 acres. Little Orleans has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 2 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Orleans. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
35 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
39 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
36 mi LandmarkDunker Church
33 mi MuseumMuseum of the Shenandoah ValleyFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain
Little Orleans is unincorporated, so Allegany 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 Little Orleans.
27% of Little Orleans households live in a home they own. Typical home values rose 8.7% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Little Orleans’ trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 1.3 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | 0.5 mi | 38 |
| 2. Green Ridge State Forest | — | 133 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Little Orleans who binge drink: 15%. The town beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. Among adults in the town, 18% smoke cigarettes and 42% have high blood pressure.
| Little Orleans | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Orleans | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.1% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Little Orleans; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Little Orleans residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Little Orleans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 42. Little Orleans is located on the Potomac River at the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek across from Orleans Cross Roads, West Virginia. Little Orleans was served by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and by the Western Maryland Railway, both of which have been abandoned. "Bill's Place", a restaurant and store, is located adjacent to the canal. An annual event hosted by Ken Appel, "Apple's East Coast Motorcycle Rally" (formerly East Coast Sturgis) attracts thousands of visitors every August to this otherwise sleepy little town.
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Little Orleans has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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