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Ashton-Sandy Spring is a big small town of 5,630 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 17 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $809k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,630people
$809kTypical home
$1,369/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
233Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,630
- Part of a metro area
- About 549 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $809k (≈$5,103/mo)
- Median rent $1,369/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 37% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BWI airport
- 18 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 306 bars within 25 mi
- 1,026 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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