WillardsMD
A town of 1,018, settled in 1896.
Is Willards a good place to live?
Willards’ weakest subject grade is a C− for schools. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Willards, above both the Maryland town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 22 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 32 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. Willards's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Willards has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,018 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Willards grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Willards is from typical.
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Moving to Willards: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Willards, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Willards.
Public schools in Willards fall behind 80% of Maryland districts
Its public schools are run by the Wicomico County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willards ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 311 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Willards’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Willards for work: only 1% work in town. Willards’ average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Willards has lost 50 jobs, to 185 in 2023.
| Willards | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 3.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Willards is valued at about $289K
The typical Willards home is worth about $289,000, up 4% in a year, 32% below the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Willards is $1,460 a month.
| Willards | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,460 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 74% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Willards is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Willards beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of Willards adults smoke cigarettes. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Willards.
| Willards | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Willards | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.7% | 10.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.2% | 15% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Willards has four seasons and pleasant summers
Willards has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 27° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Willards, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3% of Willards is conserved land
Only 8 of the 249 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Willards.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eastside Youth Sports Complex | — | 11 |
| 2. Willards Park and Recreation Area | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Assateague Island National Seashore and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Willards. Close and well known come first.
14 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year15 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park
30 mi LandmarkFort Miles
15 mi Theme parkTrimper's Rides13 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
27 mi Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)Photo credits
Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Willards
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Willards
About 4 of every 100 Willards residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
99% of working residents leave Willards for work
Where Willards’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Willards
Town in Maryland, United States
Willards is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Willards had a population of 963. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- ZIP code
- 21874
Questions about Willards
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Willards, MD expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.