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A town of 2,569.
Paramount-Long Meadow grades B+ overall, ranked 121st of 259 in Maryland, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $122K and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 64% of Maryland towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $374K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Hagerstown metro’s $79K median household income. Only 3 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on the outdoors. Dorsey-Palmer House and Long Meadows is on the National Register of Historic Places. Paramount-Long Meadow’s median household income is $122,000, where Maryland’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
Where Paramount-Long Meadow beats most towns.
Where Paramount-Long Meadow’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 Paramount-Long Meadow is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2020 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paramount-Long Meadow. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
13 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
26 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
10 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
26 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
24 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Paramount-Long Meadow is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Paramount-Long Meadow.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Washington County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 397 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Paramount-Long Meadow for work: only 1% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Paramount-Long Meadow. Since 2013, Paramount-Long Meadow has lost 119 jobs, to 660 in 2023.
| Paramount-Long Meadow | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). 26% of Paramount-Long Meadow residents are under 18. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Paramount-Long Meadow | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 42% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Paramount-Long Meadow | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.3% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Paramount-Long Meadow has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 76% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 5,411 U.S. towns with household incomes like Paramount-Long Meadow’s, it is less healthy than 88%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Paramount-Long Meadow beats the Maryland average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Paramount-Long Meadow | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Paramount-Long Meadow | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Paramount-Long Meadow is $1,643 a month.
| Paramount-Long Meadow | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,643 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Paramount-Long Meadow
About 5 of every 100 Paramount-Long Meadow residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
CDP in Maryland, United States
Paramount-Long Meadow is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,722 at the 2000 census.
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2 towns share a border with Paramount-Long Meadow.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount-Long Meadow | #121 | B+ | C | — | B | B− |
| Hagerstown | #244 | D | C+ | D | B | D |
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | #55 | A | B− | — | B | B+ |
Paramount-Long Meadow and Fountainhead-Orchard Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Paramount-Long Meadow with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Paramount-Long Meadow grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #121 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $374,000, 12% below 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.
