Area data
Kitzmiller, MD — ZIP 21538
Population: 678 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 21538 (Kitzmiller, MD) is $88,441 — up 5.8% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 8.0% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$88,441
Median home value
+5.8%
1-year change
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $88,441
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.4%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $93,810
- House Price Index (state)
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 108.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 40% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 90.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (USNAVY) (22.5 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 46.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 64.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 162.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 297
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 61
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 170
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield (34 mi)
- National parks include
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial
- Airports within 30 mi
- 21
- Nearest airport
- Moran Field (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -47 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,960
- Housing built before 1970
- 78.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 10.9%
- Households with broadband internet
- 54.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 10,027
- Average weekly wage
- $850
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 122
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 21538?
- $88,441.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 21538?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 21538?
- Risk to homes is higher than 40% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 21538?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 21538?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 21538?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 21538?
- Regional Price Parity: 108.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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