Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,663.
The best of Wilson-Conococheague’s subject grades are an A− for history and a B+ for walkability; the weakest is a C for health. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wilson-Conococheague, where Maryland’s towns sit at 42% and U.S. towns at 29%. On the outdoors, just 13 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. Wilson-Conococheague has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Wilson's Bridge and Wilson School. Wilson-Conococheague has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wilson-Conococheague beats most towns.
Where Wilson-Conococheague’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 Wilson-Conococheague is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilson-Conococheague. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
11 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
3 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
34 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
22 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
34 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Wilson-Conococheague is unincorporated, so Washington 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Wilson-Conococheague.
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 225 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Wilson-Conococheague for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Wilson-Conococheague, above both the Maryland town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Wilson-Conococheague’s median household income is $64,000.
| Wilson-Conococheague | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wilson-Conococheague beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 15% of Wilson-Conococheague adults report frequent physical distress. Only 8 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Wilson-Conococheague.
| Wilson-Conococheague | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wilson-Conococheague | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 16.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wilson-Conococheague has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
54% of households own their home in Wilson-Conococheague.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wilson-Conococheague
College town 24 of every 100 Wilson-Conococheague residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
3 places in Wilson-Conococheague on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Maryland, United States
Wilson-Conococheague is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Wilson-Conococheague.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson-Conococheague | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Kemps Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wilson-Conococheague has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wilson-Conococheague reports no FBI crime data of its own. Kemps Mill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wilson-Conococheague with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $225,000, 47% below 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 B−.
