Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Williamsport’s subject grades are an A+ for history and an A for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Williamsport, above both Maryland’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 11 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. Williamsport is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns. Williamsport’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both Maryland’s towns (0.6) and U.S. towns (0.4). No town in Maryland scores higher than Williamsport on civic life. Its National Register listings include Rose Hill and Springfield Farm. Williamsport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Williamsport beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,091 in 1850, 2,083 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 4 maps from 1944 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Williamsport is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Williamsport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw37 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
8 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
18 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
35 mi Ancient siteGettysburg BattlefieldRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williamsport, 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 Williamsport.
Paid flood insurance claims in Williamsport since 1979: 39. On expected storm and flood damage, Williamsport sits below 97% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2016. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 49% come from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Washington County Public Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Williamsport High, with 1,061 students. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 808 | B |
| Williamsport HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,061 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
July afternoons reach 88° and January nights drop to 23°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Williamsport, 37% of adults have obesity. The town beats the Maryland average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 15% of adults in Williamsport report frequent physical distress; 13% binge drink.
| Williamsport | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Williamsport | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Williamsport’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,262 a month. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 37%.
| Williamsport | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,262 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. For Williamsport, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes. Most working residents leave Williamsport for work: only 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 75, to 899.
| Williamsport | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Byron Park, at 22 acres. 2 parks and preserves cover 117 acres in Williamsport.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | 1.5 mi | 95 |
| 2. Byron Park | 0.1 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Williamsport
About 7 of every 100 Williamsport residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
5 places in Williamsport on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Williamsport.
Town in Maryland, United States
Williamsport is an incorporated town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williamsport had a population of 2,083.
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That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($78,802 across the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Goodloe Byron and John Van Lear Findlay.
