ParsonsburgMD
This town of 166 people was settled in 1872.
Is Parsonsburg a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Parsonsburg, where Maryland’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. Parsonsburg’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the Maryland town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Chesapeake Forest, at 31 acres. Parsonsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
166 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Parsonsburg: who provides what
Parsonsburg is unincorporated, so Wicomico 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Parsonsburg.
Parsonsburg has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Parsonsburg: 1.3% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Salisbury (25%), Ocean City (10%) and Seaford (3%). For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
| Parsonsburg | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 3.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Parsonsburg’s typical home value is about $305K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.8%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Parsonsburg: hurricanes
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Households in Parsonsburg have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chesapeake Forest | 0.2 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Parsonsburg is
Among adults in Parsonsburg, 14% have diabetes. This Maryland town beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. Only 10 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Parsonsburg. In Parsonsburg, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 42% have obesity.
| Parsonsburg | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Parsonsburg | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 76.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Assateague Island National Seashore and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Parsonsburg. Close and well known come first.
20 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year22 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park6 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
22 mi Theme parkTrimper's Rides
31 mi Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)
32 mi MuseumZwaanendael MuseumPhoto credits
Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zwaanendael Museum: Smallbones, CC0
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Everything we know about Parsonsburg
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Parsonsburg
About 13 of every 100 Parsonsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
99% of working residents leave Parsonsburg for work
Where Parsonsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Parsonsburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Parsonsburg, MD a good place to live?
Parsonsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.