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Tall Timbers’s story
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- 1929Tall Timbers is settled
Tall TimbersMD
A town of 391, settled in 1929.
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St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domain
Population
391
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$523K
+1.6% in a year
Household income
$196K
median
Median age
61.7
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town
Is Tall Timbers a good place to live?
Tall Timbers’ median household income is $196,000, where Maryland’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 1 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Tall Timbers. Tall Timbers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Tall Timbers lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 32% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
32%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Getting set up
Moving to Tall Timbers: who provides what
Tall Timbers is unincorporated, so St. Mary's County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern Maryland Elec Coop16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPiney Point Landings water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSt. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSaint Mary's County Board of ElectionsSt. Mary's County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP codes20690, 2069220690 95% · 20692 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tall Timbers.
Schools
The schools Tall Timbers’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the St. Mary's County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Point ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 435 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Tall Timbers has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Tall Timbers for work: only 2% work in town. At 35 minutes, Tall Timbers’ average trip to work is above both the Maryland town median (32 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4.6% of Tall Timbers residents live below the poverty line.
2%work in town
| Tall Timbers | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Tall Timbers2%
California12%
Leonardtown11%
Lexington Park5%
Washington4%
18 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Tall Timbers
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
The typical home in Tall Timbers is valued at about $523K
The typical Tall Timbers home is worth about $523,000, up 1.6% in a year, 23% above the Maryland typical home.
$523KZillow home value
Typical home value
Tall Timbers$523K
Maryland$425K
+1.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Tall Timbers has four seasons and pleasant summers
Tall Timbers has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
13″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter30–48°
Spring46–66°
Summer67–86°
Fall50–69°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 30
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Tall Timbers is
Tall Timbers beats the Maryland average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Tall Timbers.
| Tall Timbers | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Maryland
10 better17 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Tall Timbers | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.6% |
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital
10.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
The FEMA risk score in Tall Timbers is 45 of 100, against 6 of 100 in Maryland’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns
Only 7 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Tall Timbers.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Coastal floodingHurricanesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 225 attractions →George Washington Birthplace National Monument and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tall Timbers. Close and well known come first.
20 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
39 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
2 mi Ancient siteU-1105
13 mi State parkPoint Lookout State Park
9 mi MuseumPatuxent River Naval Air Museum
12 mi MuseumCalvert Marine MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tall Timbers
16pages on Tall Timbers
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tall Timbers
About 3 of every 100 Tall Timbers residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Small town
391 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Piney PointTall Timbers
Questions about Tall Timbers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tall Timbers, MD a good place to live?
Tall Timbers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.