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California is a big small town of 13,136 people in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It's about 4 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 51 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,136people
$347kTypical home
$1,927/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,021 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Washington, DC
- 4 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,187/mo)
- Median rent $1,927/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DCA airport
- 48 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- Right on the coast
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Mary's County: R+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk