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Place dossier plate
SheetMD-PRINCESS-ANNE-MD · Princess Anne, MD 3,461 pop · income 19th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Princess Anne
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Princess Anne on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Elba · lowest
41,310
Elba · lowest
41,310 median HH income
16.5% of the leader · rank #1
Princess Anne · this city
50,000
Princess Anne · this city
50,000 median HH income
20.0% of the leader · rank #2
Paint Rock · near
50,000
Paint Rock · near
50,000 median HH income
20.0% of the leader · rank #3
Woodville · near
50,000
Woodville · near
50,000 median HH income
20.0% of the leader · rank #4
Adak · near
50,000
Adak · near
50,000 median HH income
20.0% of the leader · rank #5
Calhan · near
50,000
Calhan · near
50,000 median HH income
20.0% of the leader · rank #6
Monte Sereno · highest
250,001
Monte Sereno · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Princess Anne on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,461.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Princess Anne - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Princess Anne places in the 19th percentile for household income and the 1st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
19th
percentile, household income
28th
percentile, home value
84th
percentile, median rent
1st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Princess Anne, MD
3,461 people live in Princess Anne, Maryland - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $50,000 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 18.7%. Princess Anne's housing stock carries a median value of $152,400, and the median resident age is 32.0 years. 24.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 65.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 13 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 44% from five years earlier. Princess Anne's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 6838.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Maryland carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Maryland scores 105.0 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,657 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Maryland's average monthly utility costs around $255 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 60.2 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Princess Anne's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to schools and households to work and mobility to population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Princess Anne, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Princess Anne?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 6838.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 200% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the education layer cover for Princess Anne?
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 24.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What does the journey to work look like in Princess Anne?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 65.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Princess Anne?
Within Maryland, the closest population matches are Grasonville (3,431 residents, $111,842 income); Berwyn Heights (3,306 residents, $145,833 income); Drum Point (3,219 residents, $133,059 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Heflin, AL (3,462 residents); New Hampton, IA (3,462 residents); Frederick, OK (3,460 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Princess Anne growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +156 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 13 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+4.5%
2025 estimate
3,642
2020 estimate
3,486
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Princess Anne?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 18.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$50,000
Home value
$152,400
Value / income
3.0×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share D
24.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
105.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$50,000
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
18.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
1,598 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Princess Anne profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 47/100 (D) · 24.2%
Cost of living: 21/100 (F) · 105.0 index
Household income: 20/100 (F) · $50,000
Poverty rate: 16/100 (F) · 18.7%
Violent crime: 0/100 (F) · 1,598 /100k
Where Princess Anne sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Princess Anne's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Princess Anne highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Princess Anne, MD (this city): home $152,400, crime 6,839/100k
Heflin, AL : home $155,800, crime 906/100k
New Hampton, IA : home $159,200, crime 177/100k
Frederick, OK : home $67,100, crime 3,086/100k
Elba, AL : home $105,000, crime 3,496/100k
Monte Sereno, CA : home $2,000,000+, crime 810/100k
Berwyn Heights, MD : home $411,700, crime 1,851/100k
Brentwood, MD : home $413,100, crime 1,272/100k
How does Princess Anne compare to other US cities?
Princess Anne measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income19% higher than other cities
Home value28% pricier than other cities
Median rent84% pricier than other cities
Safety1% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Maryland and the picture shifts: Princess Anne ranks #67 of 70 Maryland cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Princess Anne against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Maryland only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Maryland-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Princess Anne near the bottom of Maryland's cities
Among the 479 Maryland cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Princess Anne ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Princess Anne only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#417 of 445
6th percentile in Maryland
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 479
0th percentile in Maryland
Median Home Value
#417 of 450
7th percentile in Maryland
Poverty Rate
#35 of 479
93rd percentile in Maryland
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#318 of 479
33rd percentile in Maryland
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Maryland only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
19th percentile nationally for median household income · 1st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Princess Anne's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Princess Anne's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Princess Anne's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$152,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 72% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Princess Anne's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#6,933 of 15,516
More affordable than 55% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,823 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.0×, Princess Anne sits in the moderate band:
national rank #6,933 of 15,516 and #5,823 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$50,000Princess Anne, MD median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Princess Anne, MD median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Princess Anne, MD.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)18.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,461
Median Income
$50,000
Median Home Value
$152,400
Median Age
32.0
Poverty Rate
18.7%
Labor force participation
65.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
6838.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
1597.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
5241.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Princess Anne's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,486 residents
2021
3,496 residents
2022
3,543 residents
2023
3,596 residents
2024
3,635 residents
2025
3,642 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
13
housing units authorized
Single-Family
11
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
9
9
0
$1.1M
2020
6
6
0
$0.7M
2021
27
27
0
$3.2M
2022
4
4
0
$0.5M
2023
14
8
6
$2.7M
2024
13
11
2
$2.7M
Permit volume increased 44% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
65.0%
Carpool
12.4%
Public Transit
1.3%
Walk
5.9%
Work from Home
9.1%
Other
6.3%
Based on 1,656 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Maryland statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $255
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Maryland at $255 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Maryland statewide averages, not a meter reading for Princess Anne. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Maryland's BEA cost-of-living index is 105.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Princess Anne is $1,657/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Maryland statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 60.2 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Maryland statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Princess Anne sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Princess Anne compares to similar-size Maryland cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.