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Bishopville is a tiny town of 516 people in Worcester County, Maryland. It's about 21 miles from Salisbury, MD and 96 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $623k and rent runs about $1k a month.
516people
$623kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $623k (≈$3,929/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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 (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OCE airport
- 94 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 508 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.