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Anderson Chapel · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Swanton a good place to live?

Of the 262 Maryland towns we compare, none has a lower typical July afternoon high than Swanton. Anderson Chapel is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Swanton yet; the figures below are still real.

Anderson Chapel · National Register of Historic Places

Swanton’s story

Swanton in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Swanton.

Housing

Swanton’s typical home value is about $584K

$584KZillow home value

Home values are up 1.3% over the year to September 2026.

Typical home value

Swanton$584K

Maryland$425K

+1.3%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.3% in a year Years of income to buyYears of income to buy RentsRents

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Compared with most of Maryland and the rest of the country, a typical January night in Swanton is colder

105″snow a winter

Summers in Swanton are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 19° and about 105 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°

Spring36–58°

Summer56–77°

Fall40–60°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 29

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 79°, January lows 19°Rain & snow105″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Swanton is

Among adults in Swanton, 15% have diabetes. Against the Maryland average, Swanton comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. 44% of Swanton adults have high blood pressure, above both the Maryland town median (35%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).

	Swanton	Typical Maryland town	Typical U.S. town
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	35%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	12%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	12%	14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	30%	34%	33%

32 measures vs. Maryland

6 better14 too close to call12 worse

What stands out	Swanton	MD
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.8%	13.5%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	6.6%	8.4%
More adults with COPD	9.9%	5.9%

Garrett Regional Medical Center

9.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.6 miles to an ER · Garrett Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MD on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Swanton, mostly inland flooding

46risk score of 100

Swanton’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 46 of 100, against 6 of 100 in Maryland’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 75% come from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Swanton Get ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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