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2026 Rankings

Cecil County, Maryland Home Safety Rankings - 25 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Cecil County, Maryland (Maryland) includes 25 tracked ZIP codes and 15 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (71/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	2	50%
C	2	50%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	21914	Charlestown	82	B
2	21901	North East	77	B
3	21903	Perryville	67	C
4	21921	Elkton	58	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	21921	Elkton	58	C	19 violations
2	21903	Perryville	67	C	54 violations
3	21901	North East	77	B	16 violations
4	21914	Charlestown	82	B	4 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	25	5
Stage 2 DBP Rule	23	10
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17	6
Stage 1 DBP Rule	16	7
Lead	8	6
Chlorite	8	4
Surface Water Treatment Rule	7	5
Barium	6	2

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0041 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 12 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
14% of housing built before 1950
30% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Elkton, MD — 2 ZIP codes
Galena, MD — 1 ZIP code
Neavitt, MD — 1 ZIP code
Newcomb, MD — 1 ZIP code
Oxford, MD — 1 ZIP code
Royal Oak, MD — 1 ZIP code
Trappe, MD — 1 ZIP code
Newark, MD — 1 ZIP code
Whaleyville, MD — 1 ZIP code
Willards, MD — 1 ZIP code
North East, MD — 1 ZIP code
Perry Point, MD — 1 ZIP code
Perryville, MD — 1 ZIP code
Rising Sun, MD — 1 ZIP code
Warwick, MD — 1 ZIP code
Cecilton, MD — 1 ZIP code
Charlestown, MD — 1 ZIP code
Chesapeake City, MD — 1 ZIP code
Childs, MD — 1 ZIP code
Colora, MD — 1 ZIP code
Conowingo, MD — 1 ZIP code
Earleville, MD — 1 ZIP code
Elk Mills, MD — 1 ZIP code
Georgetown, MD — 1 ZIP code

All 25 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	21914	Charlestown	82	B	4
2	21901	North East	77	B	16
3	21903	Perryville	67	C	54
4	21921	Elkton	58	C	19
5	21635	Galena	—	—	—
6	21652	Neavitt	—	—	—
7	21653	Newcomb	—	—	—
8	21654	Oxford	—	—	8
9	21662	Royal Oak	—	—	—
10	21673	Trappe	—	—	8
11	21841	Newark	—	—	—
12	21872	Whaleyville	—	—	—
13	21874	Willards	—	—	8
14	21902	Perry Point	—	—	39
15	21911	Rising Sun	—	—	14
16	21912	Warwick	—	—	0
17	21913	Cecilton	—	—	—
18	21915	Chesapeake City	—	—	0
19	21917	Colora	—	—	3
20	21918	Conowingo	—	—	3
21	21919	Earleville	—	—	—
22	21920	Elk Mills	—	—	3

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Cecil County, Maryland Home Safety Rankings - 25 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/cecil-maryland/

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  title  = {{Cecil County, Maryland Home Safety Rankings - 25 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/cecil-maryland/}
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Page version: October 2026.

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