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The town, settled in 1882, counts 92 residents.
39% of residents live below the poverty line in Vale Summit, where Maryland’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 262 Maryland towns we compare, none has a lower typical July afternoon high than Vale Summit. Vale Summit has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1898 on.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ordered by what stands out in Vale Summit.
Half commute less than 7 miles. The top destinations are Frostburg (20%), Cumberland (16%) and Cresaptown (12%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vale Summit’s January low is put at 20°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Vale Summit, the share who worry about having enough food is 12%. This Maryland town does better than the Maryland average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Vale Summit | Typical Maryland town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vale Summit | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Vale Summit break down as 80% from inland flooding and 6% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vale Summit. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw29 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
19 mi MountainMount Davis
7 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
38 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
32 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
Vale Summit is unincorporated, so Allegany 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.
Where Vale Summit’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 within 15 miles of the center of Vale Summit
About 0 of every 100 Vale Summit residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Vale Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 139.
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Vale Summit has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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