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Algonquin is a small town of 1,074 people in Dorchester County, Maryland. It's about 30 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 54 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,074people
$343kTypical home
$1,670/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,074
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,430 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,670/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 20% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SBY airport
- 51 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dorchester County: R+15 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk