Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,064.
Romancoke’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Romancoke’s median rent is $2,656 a month, where Maryland’s towns sit at $1,809 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 29 of Maryland’s 328 towns score lower on walkability. Romancoke has 2 places on the National Register. Only 24 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on the outdoors. Romancoke has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Romancoke beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Romancoke is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Romancoke. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw38 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw36 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Romancoke is unincorporated, so Queen Anne's 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 Romancoke.
Romancoke beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Romancoke, above both Maryland’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (16%). 28% of adults have obesity in Romancoke.
| Romancoke | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Romancoke | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Romancoke residents live below the poverty line. No town among the 262 in Maryland we compare has a higher average trip to work than Romancoke. The median household income in Romancoke is $128,000.
| Romancoke | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $128,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide). Romancoke’s median age is 43.9 years. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Romancoke | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 42% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Romancoke | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Romancoke has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Romancoke’s conserved land covers 1% of the town. 0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Romancoke Wharf County Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Romancoke
About 2 of every 100 Romancoke residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Romancoke’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland
Romancoke is a census-designated place on Queen Anne's in Maryland, United States, located at the southern terminus of Maryland Route 8. Romancoke was changed from an unincorporated community to a census-designated place for the 2020 Census listing a population of 1,855. The name "Romancoke" comes from the Algonquian word for "circling of the water." William Claiborne, who founded Kent Island, also had a plantation in Virginia named Romancoke. Romancoke was once linked with Claiborne via the Romancoke-Claiborne ferry; however, the ferry service terminated on December 31, 1952. This was five months after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened. Today, Romancoke is almost purely residential and …
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Yes. That is 4.5 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−.
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