Taylors Island is a community in Dorchester County, Maryland, home to about 127 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21669.
Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylors Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)48 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA124 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylors Island; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Taylors Island had 125 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2010.
It’s the 474th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Dorchester County grew from 27,962 residents in 1900 to 32,531 in 2020.
Dorchester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 45.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Patuxent River Nas, MD weather station (13 miles away).
9,537 jobs at 687 businesses in Dorchester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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