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Boonsboro is a small town of 3,809 people in Washington County, Maryland. It's about 9 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 54 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,809people
$352kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,809
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Washington, DC
- 9 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,222/mo)
- Median rent $1,438/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to HGR airport
- 41 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 482 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+23 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.