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Buckeystown is a small town of 1,192 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 36 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,192people
$543kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,306 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,422/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 23% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to IAD airport
- 26 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,002 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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