Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of New Windsor’s subject grades are an A for schools, an A− for health, and an A+ for history. New Windsor’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, against 32 minutes in Maryland’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 28 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on hazard risk. On history, just 8 of Maryland’s 329 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Sulphur Springs Park, at 20 acres. New Windsor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Windsor beats most towns.
Where New Windsor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far New Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 396 in 1870, 1,441 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Windsor, and how to reach them.
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 New Windsor.
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale Preparatory School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 121 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
New Windsor beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of New Windsor adults binge drink, where Maryland’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 16%. 31% of adults feel lonely in New Windsor.
| New Windsor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | New Windsor | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.7% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave New Windsor for work: only 3% work in town. New Windsor’s median household income is $111,000. The top destinations are Westminster (11%), Baltimore (7%) and Eldersburg (4%).
| New Windsor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in New Windsor since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Windsor has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sulphur Springs Park | 0.2 mi | 20 |
| 2. Lions Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical New Windsor home is worth about $479,000, up 0.9% in a year, 13% above the Maryland typical home. 90% of New Windsor households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). New Windsor has grown 21% since 2020, to 1,749 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in New Windsor is 45.6 years.
| New Windsor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 42% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| New Windsor | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.7% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Windsor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
35 mi MuseumNS Savannah
34 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
20 mi Ancient siteGettysburg BattlefieldRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · 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 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Windsor
About 6 of every 100 New Windsor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
3 places in New Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in New Windsor.
Town in Maryland, United States
New Windsor is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 census. The town is known for having been the residence of Abstract Expressionist painter Clyfford Still during the mid to late 20th century.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($99,470 across the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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 C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Guy Babylon and Roberts Bartholow.
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