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Federalsburg

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About Federalsburg

Town in Maryland
1823Established
2,833Population
2 sq miArea
3 ftElevation

Federalsburg is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Federalsburg had a population of 2,833. It has one high school, Colonel Richardson High School.

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ZIP code21632
Area code410
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Housing in Federalsburg

$242K▼ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Federalsburg home is worth about $242,000, down 1.2% in a year, 43% below the Maryland typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Federalsburg's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Federalsburg 1.8
Maryland 4.3
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Federalsburg 8.6
Maryland 20.8
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade C-

The public schools Federalsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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