Clarksburg School · National Register of Historic Places
Ten Mile Creek’s story
6 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 2020Ten Mile Creek is settled
Ten Mile CreekMD
Home to 1,184 people, the town was settled in 2020.
1 bordering townMap →
Clarksburg School · Photo: Tamarisk · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,184
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$503K
Census ACS
Household income
$113K
median
Median age
34.7
years
Jobs based here
257
A commuter town
Is Ten Mile Creek a good place to live?
The best of Ten Mile Creek’s subject grades are an A+ for health and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 47% of residents live below the poverty line in Ten Mile Creek, against 7% in Maryland’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 19 of Maryland’s 329 towns score higher on health. 33% of the land in Ten Mile Creek is conserved, above both the Maryland town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Clarksburg School and Drury-Austin House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ten Mile Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ten Mile Creek stand out
Where Ten Mile Creek beats most towns.
Small town
1,184 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
ClarksburgTen Mile Creek
How Ten Mile Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Ten Mile Creek is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 2% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →HealthHoly Cross Germantown Hospital 4.5 miles awayA+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $503K, 4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Jobs & income$113K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 321 attractions →White House and 281 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ten Mile Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw27 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw28 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
White 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 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Ten Mile Creek: who provides what
Ten Mile Creek is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPotomac Edison15.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWSSC WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesmontgomerycountymd.govMontgomery County provides services hereRegister 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 hereMontgomery County Board of ElectionsMontgomery County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP codes20841, 2087120841 88% · 20871 12%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 Ten Mile Creek.
HealthA+
Ten Mile Creek stands out in Maryland and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in Ten Mile Creek, 18% binge drink. Only 2 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Ten Mile Creek. Of 32 CDC measures, Ten Mile Creek beats the Maryland average on 16 and trails it on 4.
97%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Ten Mile Creek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 12% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Maryland
16 better12 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Ten Mile Creek | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.6% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
4.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB+
Ten Mile Creek’s public schools outperform 72% of Maryland districts
Public schools: the Montgomery County Public Schools. Its one school is below. Ten Mile Creek’s only public school teaches 365 students.
72%of MD districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 365 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Ten Mile Creek faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 54% of Ten Mile Creek’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsA−
nearly a third of the land in Ten Mile Creek is protected from building
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 7.5 miles of trail. Black Hill Regional Park, at 237 acres with 4.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Ten Mile Creek’s concentration of trails stands at 1.3 miles per square mile.
33.1%conserved
33.1%
conserved · 1,231 of 3,719 acres
7.5 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Hill Regional Park | 4.4 mi | 237 |
| 2. Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park | 1.8 mi | 121 |
| 3. Ten Mile Creek Greenway Stream Valley Park | — | 129 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ten Mile Creek’s workers commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Ten Mile Creek dropped by 527, to 257. Only 5 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ten Mile Creek. The top destinations are Washington (9%), Rockville (9%) and Bethesda (7%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Ten Mile Creek0%
Washington9%
Rockville9%
Bethesda7%
Gaithersburg7%
18 mi
median commute distance
257
jobs based in Ten Mile Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Ten Mile Creek has four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 10 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than Ten Mile Creek. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–43°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–84°
Fall47–66°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C−
The median home in Ten Mile Creek sells for about $659K
85% of Ten Mile Creek households own their home.
$659Kmedian sale price
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ten Mile Creek
17pages on Ten Mile Creek
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ten Mile Creek
Montgomery CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rockville11.6 mi$5,394 in-state tuitionHood CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Frederick15 mi$47,700 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Ten Mile Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Ten Mile Creek for work
Where Ten Mile Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
257jobs based in Ten Mile Creek
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Ten Mile Creek
Census-designated place in Maryland
Ten Mile Creek is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, when it had a population of 1,012.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 2020
- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 459 ft
Questions about Ten Mile Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ten Mile Creek, MD expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $503,000, 18% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.