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Burnt Mills is a small town of 3,751 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 9 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,751people
$574kTypical home
$2,315/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
233Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,751
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,492 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,622/mo)
- Median rent $2,315/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DCA airport
- 13 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,929 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 221 bars within 25 mi
- 1,013 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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