Relocate: Maryland

WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE KENT COUNTY Kent County Office of Economic Development 400 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-5188 www.kentcounty.com POPULATION 2005 Estimate: 19,850 2010 Projection: 20,650 TRANSPORTATION HOUSING Highways: U.S. 301 and MD 213. Median Selling Price: All owner-occupied properties (2007): $264,000 All multiple-listed properties (2006): $280,500 CLIMATE Yearly Precipitation (inches): 44.8 Yearly Snowfall (inches): 18.1 Summer Temperature (degrees F): 75.3 Winter Temperature (degrees F): 35.6 Duration of Freeze-Free Period: 209 days RECREATION AND CULTURE Visit www.kentcounty.com/www.MarylandLife.com PERSONAL INCOME Per-Capita Personal Income (2005): $39,389 LABOR AVAILABILITY (by place of residence, 2006) Civilian Labor Force: Total civilian labor force: 10,880 Employment: 10,442 Unemployment: 438 Unemployment rate: 4.0% Employment in selected occupations: Management, professional and related: 2,941 (31.6%) Service: 1,673 (18.0%) Sales and office: 2,109 (22.7%) Residents commuting outside the county to work: 2,534 (28.0%) (Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance; U.S. Bureau of the Census) Production, transportation and material moving: 1,179 (12.7%) TOP FIVE EMPLOYERS Employer Chester River Health System Washington College Dixon Valve & Coupling David A. Bramble Angelica Nurseries Product/Service Medical services Higher education Valves and couplings Asphalt paving, road construction Plants and flowers Employment 631 495 355 290 221 EDUCATION Educational Attainment- age 25 and over (2006) High School Graduate or Higher: 78.8% Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 21.7% Public Schools: www.kent.k12.md.us Number: 3 Elem., 4 Middle/Combined, 1 High Enrollment: 2,356 (Sept. 2006) Cost per Pupil: $11,105 (2005-2006) Higher Education (2006) Name 2-Year Institution Chesapeake College 4-Year Institution Washington College Private Schools Number: 4 Enrollment: 470 (Sept. 2006) Students per Teacher: 13.2 (Oct. 2006) High School Career/Tech Enrollment: 434 (2007) High School Graduates: 180 (June 2006) in our county. Our residents prize driving on well-maintained roads that offer them views of over 178,000 acres of prime Maryland farmland, carry them past 268 miles of shoreline, and safely lead them through five delightful towns steeped in centuries of history. After reviewing activities which would produce the maximum potential economic benefit with the least detrimental impact, the Kent County Economic Development Office (EDO) developed and implemented a major filmindustry inventory program. The program assists the Maryland Film Office of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) and filmindustry location specialists in finding ideal movie and commercial locations. To further maintain the rural character of the county and leverage the existing agricultural land usage, the EDO has undertaken a major vineyard expansion effort. After consulting with the Maryland Grape Growers Association and the Maryland Wineries Association, EDO Director Jack Steinmetz determined that the three necessary ingredients for a successful grape growing/winery region—certain soil conditions, an interest on the part of land owners and investors, and a ready market for the end product—were present in Kent County. Located in Chestertown, Washington College is a renowned liberal arts school of 1,400 students. The college works closely with county businesses to provide innovative means to train and motivate future businesspeople, many of whom remain in the area after graduation. Close proximity to quality medical facilities is crucial to any community, and the Chester River Health System fills that requirement. The health system attracts numerous medical professionals into a number of sub-specialty office locations. Our business community consists of manufacturing concerns, leading cement-products providers, healthcare providers, farming, wholesale nurseries, and marine-related industries. It also includes small art businesses, entrepreneurial endeavors such as book publishing, and a strong theater and arts climate. The Economic Development Office galvanizes our business interests using the intrinsic resources of Kent County: our land, our water, our people, and our heritage. (Maryland State Department of Education and Higher Education Commission; U.S. Bureau of the Census) 2008 RELOCATE MARYLAND Enrollment 2,579 1,381 Degrees 194 320 35 http://www.kentcounty.com http://www.kentcounty.com http://www.MarylandLife.com http://www.kent.k12.md.us

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Relocate: Maryland Contents Maryland Map Welcome! Real Estate: Its Contribution to the MD Economy Why Use a REALTOR® What does BRAC Mean to Maryland? Allegany Anne Arundel/Annapolis Resources Baltimore County Baltimore City Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George’s Queen Anne’s Somerset St. Mary’s Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester/Ocean City

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