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Bel Air South is a mid-size city of 58,137 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 22 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,137people
$406kTypical home
$1,757/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,733 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,757/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BWI airport
- 30 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 916 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 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
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 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