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Brunswick is a big small town of 8,450 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 23 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 43 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,450people
$375kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,450
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,580 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Washington, DC
- 23 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to IAD airport
- 27 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 771 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk