A city of 83,395, settled in 1745. Home to 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Frederick does most differently from other towns.
1927 · The home of Barbara Fritchie
Michael Beasley6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 17 places on the National Register.
65,239 people in 2010; 83,395 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Frederick. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Frederick home is worth about $460,000, down 0.9% in a year, 7% above the Maryland typical home.
The public schools Frederick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Elementary | PK–5 | 965 | C− |
| Whittier Elementary | PK–5 | 779 | B− |
| North Frederick Elementary | PK–5 | 660 | B |
| Lincoln Elementary | PK–5 | 615 | C |
| Butterfly Ridge Elementary | PK–5 | 607 | C |
| Hillcrest Elementary | PK–5 | 581 | D |
22 miles of trails across 50 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fredericktowne Village Park | 0.8 mi | 77 |
| 2. Rose Hill Manor Park | 0.5 mi | 43 |
| 3. McCurdy Field | 0.5 mi | 6 |
About one in 4 of Frederick’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ballenger Creek (8%), Rockville (4%) and Gaithersburg (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Frederick beats the Maryland average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Frederick | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.9% | 12.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.5% | 8.7% |
Frederick reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Within Maryland, it does better than 50% of towns.
Frederick has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2 colleges in town.
17 places in Frederick on the National Register of Historic Places.
57 notable people were born in Frederick.
City in Maryland, United States
Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland behind Baltimore. It is a part of the Washington metropolitan area and the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The city is located at an important crossroads at the intersection of a major north–south Native American trail and east–west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C., and across the Appalachian Mountains to the Ohio River watershed. Frederick Municipal Airport accommodates general aviation, and Fort Detrick, a U.S…
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2 towns share a border with Frederick.
