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Berlin is a big small town of 5,232 people in Worcester County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Salisbury, MD and 101 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,232people
$424kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,232
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,546 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,671/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (636 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 48% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to OCE airport
- 98 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: R+22 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk