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Bensville is a small city of 15,848 people in Charles County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $521k and rent runs about $3k a month.
15,848people
$521kTypical home
$2,722/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,848
- Part of a metro area
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $521k (≈$3,287/mo)
- Median rent $2,722/mo
- Median household income $170k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DCA airport
- 17 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,561 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 612 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 122 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charles County: D+41 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk