St. MichaelsMD
A town of 1,240, settled in 1804. Home to 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Population
1,240
+1.9% since 2010
Typical home
$731K
+2.4% in a year
Household income
$78K
median
Jobs based here
807
A job hub
What makes St. Michaels stand out The 3 things St. Michaels does most differently from other towns.
1850 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Maryland - Talbot County - ED 21-4, ED 21-5, ED 21-6, ED 21-7, ED 21-8 · Wikimedia Commons
St. Michaels’s story
222 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 16 places on the National Register.
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1850
From the archive · today’s picture 176 years ago in St. Michaels 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Maryland - Talbot County - ED 21-4, ED 21-5, ED 21-6, ED 21-7, ED 21-8
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Housing
A typical St. Michaels home is worth about $731K The typical St. Michaels home is worth about $731,000, up 2.4% in a year, 71% above the Maryland typical home.
$731K Zillow home value
Typical home value St. Michaels $731K
Maryland $428K
+2.4%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
About one in nine working residents works right in St. Michaels Most working residents leave St. Michaels for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Easton (18%), Baltimore (5%) and Cambridge (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
11% work in town
Where working residents work In St. Michaels 11%
Easton 18%
Baltimore 5%
Cambridge 4%
Washington 3%
21 mi
median commute distance
807
jobs based in St. Michaels
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Health
Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns St. Michaels beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
A− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Maryland
What stands out St. Michaels MD Fewer adults facing food insecurity 10.7% 15.4% Fewer adults facing housing insecurity 9.4% 13.5% More adults who have had cancer 12% 7.6%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton
7.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
56th
percentile among MD towns
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
26 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26 Low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hurricanes Coastal flooding
38
paid flood claims since 1978
1
federal disasters paid out here
Outdoors
16.9% of St. Michaels is conserved land 0.3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
16.9% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 16.9%
conserved · 136 of 808 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Perry Cabin Park — 9 2. Clinton S. Bradley, III Memorial Park — 3 3. Back Creek Park — 2
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers St. Michaels has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
14″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 30–46°
Spring 45–65°
Summer 67–86°
Fall 50–68°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Schools
St. Michaels’s public schools outperform 60% of Maryland districts The public schools St. Michaels’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B School Grade
Safety
Less crime per resident than 45% of U.S. towns St. Michaels reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less. Within Maryland, it does better than 68% of towns.
B− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents St. Michaels 1.9
Maryland 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents St. Michaels 21.3
Maryland 18.5
U.S. 15.5
45th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
68th
percentile among MD towns
2
violent crimes reported in 2025
23
property crimes reported in 2025
By the sea St. Michaels lives by the ocean Coastal flooding makes up 21% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
21% of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99th percentile for coastal flood risk nationally
38 paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
1 storm & flood disasters paid out here
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Landmarks 16 places in St. Michaels on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Saint Michaels, also known as St. Michaels, is a town in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. Saint Michaels derives its name from the Episcopal parish — itself named after Michael the Archangel — established there in 1677. The church attracted settlers who engaged in tobacco growing and ship-building, and thence further development. The population was 1,094 as of the 2020 Census.
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Established 1804
Population 1,049
Area 1.2 sq mi
Elevation 10 ft
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