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Bel Air is a small town of 1,837 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 46 miles from Winchester, VA and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,837people
$196kTypical home
$695/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
211Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,837
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,674 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 46 mi to Winchester, VA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,234/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to JST airport
- 87 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+40 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk