Living in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Aberdeen Proving Ground is a small town of 2,193 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 28 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,193people
$386kTypical home
$2,086/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,193
- Part of a metro area
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 28 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,437/mo)
- Median rent $2,086/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ILG airport
- 34 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.