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Baltimore is a big city of 573,243 people in Baltimore city, Maryland. It's part of the Baltimore, MD area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
573,243people
$230kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
22"Snow
233Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 573,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,082 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Baltimore, MD area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1348 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,994 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BWI airport
- 9 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,653 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 481 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Baltimore city: D+73 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk