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Betterton is a tiny town of 391 people in Kent County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
391people
$227kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ILG airport
- 35 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: R+3 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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