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A town of 40,228, settled in 1925.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Severna Park grades A− overall, ranked 79th of 259 in Maryland. The median household earns $170K. Residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $744K, 7.5 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Severna Park’s median household income is $170,000, above both Maryland’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Robinson House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Severna Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Severna Park beats most towns.
Where Severna Park’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 Severna Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 28,507 in 2000, 39,933 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Severna Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw30 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw28 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 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
Severna Park is unincorporated, so Anne Arundel 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 Severna Park.
Severna Park has less food insecurity than most of Maryland and has household incomes well above the Maryland norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Maryland.
At 7.5 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $744K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Gambrills is next at $610K.
91% of Severna Park households own their home. The typical Severna Park home is worth about $744,000, up 2.8% in a year, 75% above the Maryland typical home. Severna Park’s median rent is $1,699 a month.
| Severna Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,699 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severna Park MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,386 | A |
| Severna Park HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,842 | A+ |
| Benfield ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 500 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 7.2% of its 29,749 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 1,687 U.S. towns with household incomes like Severna Park’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Severna Park. Severna Park beats the Maryland average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Severna Park.
| Severna Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Severna Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 36 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Severna Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Severna Park for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Severna Park has added 1,083 jobs, to 10,660 in 2023. The average trip to work in Severna Park is 28 minutes.
| Severna Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
11 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Kinder Farm Park, at 283 acres with 4.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Severna Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kinder Farm Park | 4.8 mi | 283 |
| 2. Lake Waterford Park | 2.5 mi | 72 |
| 3. Cattail Creek Natural Area | 0.5 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Severna Park has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6 within 15 miles of the center of Severna Park
About 4 of every 100 Severna Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
3 notable people were born in Severna Park.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Severna Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Severna Park is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Annapolis, 17 miles (27 km) south of Baltimore and 39 miles (63 km) east of Washington, D.C. Severna Park's population was 39,933 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Severna Park.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Arnold (A−) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severna Park | #79 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Pasadena | #123 | B+ | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Arnold | #100 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Glen Burnie | #138 | B | C | — | B− | B− |
| Lake Shore | #129 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Arden on the Severn | — | — | C+ | — | B− | A |
| Gambrills | #133 | B | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Herald Harbor | — | — | C− | — | B− | A |
Arden on the Severn and Herald Harbor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Severna Park, Pasadena, Arnold, Glen Burnie, Lake Shore, Arden on the Severn, Gambrills and Herald Harbor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Severna Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Severna Park grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #79 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including Drew Yates and Mark Budzinski.
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