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1927
The home of Barbara Fritchie, 1927
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About Frederick
City in Maryland, United StatesFrederick 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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How Frederick ranks
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Housing in Frederick
The typical Frederick home is worth about $460,000, down 0.9% in a year, 7% above the Maryland typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Frederick
Safety Grade C
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.
Work & commute in Frederick
Full picture →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.
Health in Frederick
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Frederick
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Frederick
Full climate →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.
Schools in Frederick
All Frederick schools →School Grade A-
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
Frederick is a college town
Colleges →of Frederick’s residents are enrolled in college. Frederick Community College has about 5,665 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
Frederick’s library
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