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38.97° N · 76.32° W · GEOID 2475025

Stevensville

Queen Anne's County, Maryland · part of the Baltimore, MD metro

MarylandStevensville, MDStevensvilleStevensville

The short answer

Stevensville is home to 8,802 people. Median household income is $115,357 a year and median rent is $1,771 a month, 18.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $481,200, about 4.2x annual median household income.

Stevensville stands out for what is close at hand. 40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places we track. Also notable: Household income growth is 1.4% a year, against 4.7% a year in its closest peers.

75OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Stevensville scores better than 75% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 56th of 199 in Maryland.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%53
Economy 20%76
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%56
Education 10%65
Commute 10%37
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,771
30% above the median place
Median household income
$115,357
44% above the median place
Median home value
$481,200
51% above the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
20% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Stevensville

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $777 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 76% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Stevensville

Queen Anne's County gains about 13.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,889
Moved out2,279
Net+610

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Maryland, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MarylandOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$111K
Leavers$87K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Queen Anne's County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Queen Anne's County report $111,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $87,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$70,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,771 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,548 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $481,200.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 12.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kaiminani, HI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.5%
77% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.5%
32% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
13.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.5%32% above
Moved from another state13.5%77% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure13.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$110,95657% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$87,09624% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 21% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Stevensville18.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$70,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.4%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
10% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Stevensville, $1,771 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Stevensville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Stevensville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Kaiminani, HI9713.0% vs 18.4%n/aCompare
La Plata, MD9615.4% vs 18.4%$9,700Compare
Gilbertsville, PA9612.0% vs 18.4%$9,800Compare
Smithfield, VA9512.7% vs 18.4%$8,700Compare

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Median year built1
1992
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,548
36% above the median place
Homeownership1
77.8%
17% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,77130% above
Rent to income118.4%10% below
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income14.2x10% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.54% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,00624% above
HUD area median income4County figure$134,00025% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,58010% above
Median home value1$481,20051% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.1%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure41.6%19% below
Homeownership177.8%17% above
Renters paying 30%+151.3%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,54836% above
Vacant homes1County figure9.7%37% above
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 5.3%, 51% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
5.3%
51% below the median place
Income per person1
$58,412
46% above the median place
Median household income1
$115,357
44% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment3.9% −20%
Mean commute27 min +9%
Works from home12.1% −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$115,35744% above
Income per person1$58,41246% above
Unemployment13.9%20% below
Average annual pay6County figure$57,33113% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.6%57% below
Jobs6County figure16,28989% below
Poverty rate15.3%51% below
Mean commute127 min9% above
Works from home112.1%3% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.6%27% below
04

Who lives here

5.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 85% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
43.3
11% above the median place
Born abroad1
3.9%
56% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
40.1%
25% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.6 +6%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
No health insurance5.7% −11%
Homes with broadband91.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,8024583rd largest
Median age143.311% above
Bachelor's or higher140.1%25% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad13.9%56% below
No health insurance15.7%11% below
Homes with broadband191.8%1% below
05

Life in Stevensville

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, about 24 miles away.

7 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Christ Church listed 1979
  • Cray House listed 1983
  • Stevensville Bank listed 1985
  • Stevensville Historic District listed 1986
  • Friendship listed 1994
  • Mattapax listed 1998

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.7 −44%
Playgrounds per 10k20.4 2.2×
Grocery stores per 10k2.3 +7%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.5 +12%
Libraries per 10k2.3 2.6×
Named paths and bike trails2 km +0%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.5 2.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 24 miles
  • Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail 24 miles
  • Greenbelt Park 31 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.9 −14%
Shops36.3 +20%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.0 +46%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.9 −11%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
6
33% below the median place
Students per teacher12
14.2
8% below the median place
Public school students12
3,257
33% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12633% below
Public school students123,25733% below
Students per teacher1214.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.914% below
Shops per 10k8County figure36.320% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.046% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.911% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k95.744% below
Playgrounds per 10k920.4117% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.37% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.512% above
Libraries per 10k92.3161% above
Named paths and bike trails92.00% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.5124% above
Nearest National Park Service site1024.421% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1040above (median 2)
National Register listings11746% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 35.6, 61% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Stevensville. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
35.6
61% below the median place
Tornado risk14
33.2
59% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
58.0
36% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureStevensvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F1% above
January average low13County figure26°F4% above
Average temperature13County figure56°F3% above
Annual precipitation13County figure44.6 in2% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure35.661% below
Hurricane risk14County figure78.511% above
Tornado risk14County figure33.259% below
Wildfire risk14County figure59.63% below
Heat wave risk14County figure58.036% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure4812% above
Good air days15Metro figure58.1%15% below
08

Stevensville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Stevensville does better than 54% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 17%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,771/mo (2024)$2,230/mo$1,830 to $2,720/mo+3.9%
Median household income$115,357 (2024)$145,000$122,500 to $171,500+3.9%
Median home value$481,200 (2024)$674,000$489,000 to $929,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Stevensville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Shelton, CT$1,741$108,185Compare
Stony Point, NY$1,749$125,667Compare
Salmon Creek, WA$1,631$111,631Compare
Brentwood, NY$1,660$111,572Compare
Brentwood, NYSalmon Creek, WAStony Point, NYShelton, CTStevensville, MDStevensvilleSheltonStony PointSalmon CreekStevensvilleSheltonStony PointSalmon Creek

Places built like Stevensville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Stevensville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Stevensville, MD18.4%1.4%/yrn/a
Powdersville, SC17.4%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
La Plata, MD15.4%6.8%/yr19.2%Compare
Irmo, SC22.0%4.0%/yr6.4%Compare
Smithfield, VA12.7%10.9%/yr6.8%Compare
Mills River, NC17.7%9.6%/yr5.4%Compare
Lakeland Highlands, FL18.9%3.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Stevensville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 75 out of 100, better than 75% of the places we rate and 56th of 199 in Maryland. Owning with a mortgage costs about $777 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 76% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 82 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stevensville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $481,200.

What salary do you need to live in Stevensville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Stevensville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shelton, CT, Stony Point, NY, Salmon Creek, WA and Brentwood, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Stevensville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stevensville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stevensville-maryland

Citytistics. “Stevensville, Maryland.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stevensville-maryland/

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