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Sharptown vs Willards

22 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Willards) and street grid (2.7× in Sharptown).

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Sharptown, MDHomes around $218KMaryland · 874 people
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Willards, MDKnown for its schoolsMaryland · 1,280 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

SharptownHomes around $218K
Housing$218K typical home49% below the MD typical home All about Sharptown →
WillardsKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 20%of MD districts Housing$294K typical home31% below the MD typical home Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Willards →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker4.4×
Willards is more of a job hub
Willards 0.44Sharptown 0.10
Street grid2.7×
Sharptown has the more walkable street grid
Sharptown 112Willards 41.0
Typical home built46 yrs
Sharptown’s homes are older
Willards 1984Sharptown 1938
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Willards
Willards $1,894Sharptown $1,394
Age 65++9.9 pts
Sharptown has more people 65 and up
Sharptown 18.9%Willards 9%
Average commute6 min
Willards has the shorter commute
Sharptown 30 minWillards 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Willards

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Sharptown$1,270/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,185/mo · Housing →
Willards$1,760/mo
Typical home $294K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,460/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Willards and Sharptown.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Maryland ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–SharptownNot graded C−WillardsBetter than 20% of districts in the state
Health
–SharptownNot graded CWillardsHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
SharptownWillards
Snow a year8″8″
January low28°F28°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)201d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
SharptownWillards
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.3%1.3%
Archive photos1—
Community
SharptownWillards
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SharptownWillardsSharptownWillards
Sharptown ↔ Willards22 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

SharptownWillards
People
Population 874Lowest 1,280Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.1%Highest MD: +7% +0.5%Lowest MD: +7%
Median age 36±6.8Lowest 9% below MD 40.3±5.6Highest about the MD average
Willards and Sharptown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±4Lowest MD: 22.2% 26.6%±7.3Highest MD: 22.2%
Willards and Sharptown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±2Highest MD: 16.7% 9%±1.9Lowest MD: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Highest MD: 43.4% 16.8%Lowest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±2.8Highest MD: 6.9% 3.9%±3.9Lowest MD: 6.9%
Sharptown and Willards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,938±$5kHighest 17% below MD $75,333±$7kLowest 27% below MD
Sharptown and Willards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,500±$14kLowest 54% below MD $216,100±$14kHighest 49% below MD
Willards and Sharptown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,185±$123Lowest 30% below MD $1,460±$236Highest 14% below MD
Willards and Sharptown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,394Lowest 66% below MD $1,894Highest 54% below MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.4%±10Lowest MD: 51.5% 58.8%±28.8Highest MD: 51.5%
Willards and Sharptown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest MD: 9.4% 22.1%Highest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Highest MD: 67.6% 76.3%Lowest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MD 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 5% below MD 23 minLowest 25% below MD
Work from home 7%±3.7Highest MD: 19.3% 4.9%±5.4Lowest MD: 19.3%
Sharptown and Willards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Salisbury (29%)Salisbury (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WillardsFew work in Sharptown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 112Highest 41.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Wicomico County Public Schools
High school in town —None in town
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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