Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Princess Anne grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 99% of U.S. towns, with 48 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. In its favor, it is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Princess Anne’s violent crime rate is 12.9 per 1,000 residents, above both Maryland’s towns (2.3) and U.S. towns (1.6). Its National Register listings include Teackle Mansion and Beverly. Princess Anne's public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation.
Where Princess Anne beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Teackle Mansion
Census counts: 805 in 1870, a low of 751 in 1880, 3,446 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Princess Anne is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 85% of comparable towns) to D− for safety (better than 1%), so the D− overall blends very different results.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Princess Anne, 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 Princess Anne.
Princess Anne has homes that are cheap against local pay and trades workers with Salisbury and other neighbors, but it reports violent crime at 3 times the Maryland rate.
Violent crime runs at 12.9 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Maryland rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D−.
Princess Anne reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less. The property crime rate in Princess Anne is 30.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Somerset County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 507 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
49% of Princess Anne adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 1 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Princess Anne. 19% of Princess Anne adults smoke cigarettes.
| Princess Anne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Princess Anne | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 3 years of the Salisbury metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $224K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Home values rose 29% in five years, to about $224K, against 13% across Maryland.
The typical Princess Anne home is worth about $224,000, up 3.3% in a year, 47% below the Maryland typical home. 43% of households own their home in Princess Anne.
| Princess Anne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,048 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Princess Anne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.4% across Maryland, which weighs on its C+ for jobs and income. Only 42.7% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Maryland.
Princess Anne’s median age is 27.6 years. Princess Anne has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 3,642 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 18 to 34 are 34% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (40% statewide).
| Princess Anne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 8.3% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 42% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Princess Anne | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Princess Anne has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Princess Anne has about as many jobs (1,116) as working residents, but only 58 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.8 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Princess Anne for work: only 5% work in town. Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Princess Anne. The top destinations are Salisbury (23%), Baltimore (3%) and Fruitland (2%).
| Princess Anne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Princess Anne | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manokin Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Princess Anne
College town 18 of every 100 Princess Anne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
8 places in Princess Anne on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Princess Anne.
Town in Maryland, United States
Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, that also serves as its county seat. As of the 2020 census, Princess Anne had a population of 3,446. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the Teackle Mansion.
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Princess Anne grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns. It grades D− for health, D− for safety and D for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($73,802 across the Salisbury, 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.
12 notable people were born here, including Charles Chaillé-Long and Phillips Lee Goldsborough.
