Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of St. Michaels’ subject grades are an A for walkability, an A− for health, and an A+ for history. 40% of residents are 65 or older in St. Michaels, against 16% in Maryland’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 3 have a higher median age than St. Michaels. 17% of the land in St. Michaels is conserved, against 9.5% in Maryland’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Wye House and EDNA E. LOCKWOOD (Chesapeake Bay bugeye). St. Michaels has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. Michaels beats most towns.
EDNA E. LOCKWOOD (Chesapeake Bay bugeye)
Census counts: 863 in 1850, a peak of 1,517 in 1910, 1,049 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far St. Michaels is from typical.
St.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Michaels. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
37 mi MuseumNS Savannah
38 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
24 mi Theme parkMaryland Renaissance FestivalNorthwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · 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 · Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium: Damon J. Moritz, Public domain · Maryland Renaissance Festival: Wiki publius at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Michaels, 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 St. Michaels.
The typical St. St. Michaels’ median rent is $917 a month. Michaels home is worth about $723,000, up 2.2% in a year, 70% above the Maryland typical home.
| St. Michaels | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $917 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Talbot County Public Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is St. Michaels Middle/High School, with 449 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michaels ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 332 | B− |
| St. Michaels Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 449 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave St. The average trip to work in St. Michaels is 21 minutes. Jobs based in St. Michaels fell to 807 in 2023, 51 fewer than in 2013.
| St. Michaels | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
11% of residents are under 18 in St. Michaels. St. Michaels has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 1,083 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in St. Michaels.
| St. Michaels | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 11% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 42% | 29% |
Somewhere between 45% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of St. Michaels’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.3 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| St. Michaels | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
84% of St. Michaels adults had a checkup this year. Michaels beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 6.2% of St. Michaels adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| St. Michaels | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | St. Michaels | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Michaels.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perry Cabin Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Clinton S. Bradley, III Memorial Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Back Creek Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Michaels has chilly 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
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Michaels
About 2 of every 100 St. Michaels residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Coastal flooding makes up 21% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
16 places in St. Michaels on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland, United States
Saint Michaels, also known as St. Michaels, is a town in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. Saint Michaels derives its name from the Episcopal parish — itself named after Michael the Archangel — established there in 1677. The church attracted settlers who engaged in tobacco growing and ship-building, and thence further development. The population was 1,094 as of the 2020 Census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
St. 2 notable people were born here, including Amelia B. Coppuck Welby and Bob Harvey.
.jpg){kind=link}
_(cropped).jpg){kind=link}
