Charlestown, Maryland
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 2.8% since 2020.
1,553
people, the 87th-largest of Maryland's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Maryland's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
96.4%
of 166 jobs located in Charlestown are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 43% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,735
a month. Maryland's median is $1,705.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,134 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Cecil County.
- $882 Tract 302
- $2,016 Tract 309.04
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$833–$1,249
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,735 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
59% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 59% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 765 homes here.
0–2
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 10% less than Maryland's.
$378,400
median home value in Charlestown.
- $378,400 Charlestown
- $419,900 Maryland
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year