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This town of 8,802 people was founded in 1850.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its standout strength is health (A): residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $541K, 5.4 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking 82nd of 259 in Maryland. Nationally, it does better than 82% of U.S. towns. Stevensville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Christ Church and Cray House. The biggest park or preserve is Matapeake Park, at 33 acres. The town’s typical household income is $115,000, near the Maryland town median ($113,000) and above the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Stevensville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Matapeake Elementary School | PK–5 | 472 |
| Kent Island Elementary School | PK–2 | 452 |
| Bayside Elementary School | 3–5 | 368 |
The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Stevensville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stevensville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
Big draw40 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain
Stevensville 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 Stevensville.
Stevensville trades workers with Parole and other neighbors, has less food insecurity than most of Maryland and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices.
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 5,729 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
Only 3 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Stevensville. The share of adults in Stevensville who have obesity: 29%. This Maryland town does better than the Maryland average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Stevensville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Stevensville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 13.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.1% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $541K.
Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Queen Anne's County Public Schools. The largest public high school is Kent Island High School, with 1,153 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matapeake Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 472 | B |
| Kent Island High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,153 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Since 1979, Stevensville has seen 88 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 95% of U.S. communities. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 13%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes sold in Stevensville spent a median 63 days on the market. The typical Stevensville home is worth about $541,000, up 1.9% in a year, 27% above the Maryland typical home. For Stevensville, the median rent is $1,771 a month.
| Stevensville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,771 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stevensville has about as many jobs (3,289) as working residents, but only 396 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,056 in 2013 to 3,289.
Only 12% of working residents stay in Stevensville for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 1,233, to 3,289. The town’s mean commuting time is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Parole (7%), Baltimore (6%) and Annapolis (6%).
| Stevensville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails total 1.8 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density for Stevensville comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Matapeake Park | 0.1 mi | 33 |
| 2. Old Love Point Park | — | 31 |
| 3. Mowbray Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults 25 and older in Stevensville, 40% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Maryland average. The median age locally is 43.3 years.
| Stevensville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Stevensville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.1% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Stevensville
About 5 of every 100 Stevensville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
5 places in Stevensville on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Maryland, United States
Stevensville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States, and is the county's most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities. The community is the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Stevensville Historic District is one of two registered historic districts in the county, the other being the Centreville Historic District.
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One town shares a border with Stevensville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville | #82 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Chester | #90 | A− | D | — | A− | B+ |
Stevensville and Chester report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stevensville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Stevensville grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #82 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and A− 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−.
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