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2016-06-18 15 17 45 View north along Maryland State Route 935 (Legislative Road) between Railroad Street and Eutaw Street in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland

BartonMD

A town of 663, settled in 1900. A typical home worth about $123K.

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Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
663
residents
Typical home
$123K
+2.6% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
34.8
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town

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663 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Barton home is worth about $123K

The typical Barton home is worth about $123,000, up 2.6% in a year, 71% below the Maryland typical home.

$123KZillow home value

Typical home value

Barton$123K
Maryland$428K
+2.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Barton

Most working residents leave Barton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cumberland (26%), Lonaconing (6%) and Cresaptown (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Barton0%
Cumberland26%
Lonaconing6%
Cresaptown5%
Frostburg4%
16 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Barton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
5
paid flood claims since 1995
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Barton has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–41°
Spring38–63°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Barton is

Barton beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

32 measures vs. Maryland
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outBartonMD
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21%9.9%
More smokers18.5%10.9%
More adults with COPD9.6%5.9%
Potomac Valley Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.8% of Barton is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.8%conserved
5.8%
conserved · 8 of 134 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Barton Area Park—9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Barton for work

Where Barton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Cumberland Cumberland 26% 6% → Lonaconing Lonaconing 6% 5% → Cresaptown Cresaptown 5% 4% → Frostburg Frostburg 4% 3% → La Vale La Vale 3% 2% → Washington Washington 2% Barton · 0% stay
23jobs based in Barton
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2016-06-18 16 11 01 View west across Barton, Allegany County, Maryland from Maryland State Route 36 (Georges Creek Road)
2016 · 2016-06-18 16 11 01 View west across Barton, Allegany County, Maryland from Maryland State Route 36 (Georges Creek Road) · Wikimedia Commons
Barton’s story

126 years in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Barton

Town in Maryland, United States

Barton is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Barton had a population of 464.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1900
Population
464
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,237 ft
ZIP code
21521
Area code
301, 240

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