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A town of 820, settled in 1864. A typical home worth about $313K.

Photo: Bohemian Baltimore · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
820
+2% since 2010
Typical home
$313K
−1.4% in a year
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
29.9
years
Jobs based here
168
A commuter town

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Small town

820 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingHurricanes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cecilton

Most working residents leave Cecilton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Elkton (10%), Wilmington (4%) and Middletown (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cecilton0%
Elkton10%
Wilmington4%
Middletown4%
Chestertown3%
17 mi
median commute distance
168
jobs based in Cecilton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Cecilton home is worth about $313K

The typical Cecilton home is worth about $313,000, down 1.4% in a year, 27% below the Maryland typical home.

$313KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cecilton$313K
Maryland$428K
−1.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cecilton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–44°
Spring44–64°
Summer66–85°
Fall48–67°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

13.9% of Cecilton is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

13.9%conserved
Map of Cecilton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
13.9%
conserved · 43 of 307 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cecilton Park—14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Cecilton is

Cecilton beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Maryland
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outCeciltonMD
More smokers14.3%10.9%
More adults in frequent mental distress18%15%
More adults with depression23%19.4%
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown
16.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Cecilton’s public schools outperform 44% of Maryland districts

The public schools Cecilton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Cecilton ElementaryPK–5273C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cecilton for work

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

10% → Elkton Elkton 10% 4% → Wilmington Wilmington 4% 4% → Middletown Middletown 4% 3% → Chestertown Chestertown 3% 3% → Baltimore Baltimore 3% 2% → Towson Towson 2% Cecilton · 0% stay
168jobs based in Cecilton
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer October 1936 - Fredericktown Road (Brick Farmhouse), U…
1936 · Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer October 1936 - Fredericktown Road (Brick Farmhouse), U… · Wikimedia Commons
Cecilton’s story

162 years in pictures

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

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer October 1936 - Greenfield Castle and Outbuildings, U.S…Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer October 1936 - Greenfield Castle and Outbuildings, U.S…Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer October 1936 - Old Frame House, U.S. Route 213 and Sta…
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About Cecilton

Town in Maryland, United States

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Cecilton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cecilton had a population of 676.

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

Established
1864
Population
676
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
69 ft
ZIP code
21913
Area code
410

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