Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,174, settled in 1880.
The best of Perryman’s subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. 35% of residents live below the poverty line in Perryman, where Maryland’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On incomes, just 6 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. Perryman has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. George's Parish Vestry House and Griffith House (Additional Documentation). Perryman has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Perryman beats most towns.
Where Perryman’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 Perryman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2014.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Perryman is unincorporated, so Harford 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 Perryman.
Perryman’s median household income is $35,000, against $113,000 in Maryland’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Perryman has added 426 jobs, to 2,333 in 2023. Most working residents leave Perryman for work: only 2% work in town.
| Perryman | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Perryman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Perryman beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 15% of Perryman adults have diabetes.
| Perryman | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Perryman | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 15.5% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Perryman has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 27° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Forest Greens, at 95 acres. The trail density in Perryman is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Perryman | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Greens | — | 95 |
| 2. Perryman Park | — | 48 |
| 3. Perryman Forest | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
48% of households own their home in Perryman.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perryman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
23 mi MuseumNS Savannah
24 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
24 mi MuseumWalters Art Museum
25 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Perryman
About 3 of every 100 Perryman residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
2 places in Perryman on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Perryman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,342 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Perryman.
Perryman has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Perryman and Riverside report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perryman with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $245,000, 42% 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 B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Earl Christy and Gabriel Christie.
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