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Bartonsville is a small town of 3,282 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 26 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 38 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $622k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,282people
$622kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,282
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,537 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $622k (≈$3,921/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 60% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HGR airport
- 31 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 733 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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.