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Bel Air is a big small town of 10,585 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 21 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,585people
$318kTypical home
$1,492/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,485 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,492/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BWI airport
- 30 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 955 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 277 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 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