Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,501, settled in 1827.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Walkersville earns an A+, 2nd among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $131K, it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns, and its public schools beat 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Walkersville’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 32 minutes in Maryland’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Walkersville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse and Crum Road Bridge. Walkersville is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Walkersville beats most towns.
Where Walkersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Walkersville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 160 in 1880, 6,156 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walkersville, and how to reach them.
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 Walkersville.
3.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Heritage Farm Park, at 142 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Walkersville’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Walkersville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 13% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Farm Park | 2.4 mi | 142 |
| 2. Walkersville Community Park | 1.1 mi | 60 |
| 3. Fountain Rock Spring Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Frederick County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Walkersville High, with 1,181 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkersville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 779 | B |
| Walkersville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,181 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 4,442 U.S. towns with household incomes like Walkersville’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Walkersville. Walkersville beats the Maryland average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Walkersville.
| Walkersville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Walkersville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1988, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Walkersville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Walkersville for work: only 4% work in town. 2.4% of Walkersville residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Frederick (25%), Ballenger Creek (7%) and Rockville (4%).
| Walkersville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $131,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkersville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 24° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). Walkersville has grown 5.7% since 2020, to 6,501 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Walkersville is 42.9 years.
| Walkersville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 42% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.1, men 42.4.
| Walkersville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.5% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.2% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Walkersville home is worth about $459,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% above the Maryland typical home.
| Walkersville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,481 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walkersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw40 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
39 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkCIA Memorial Wall
19 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
32 mi MuseumNational Capital Trolley MuseumRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Capital Trolley Museum: Frank Hicks, Wheaton Maryland, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Walkersville
About 7 of every 100 Walkersville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
3 places in Walkersville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland
Walkersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Walkersville had a population of 6,156.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Walkersville grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #2 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
