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Calvert Beach is a small town of 1,074 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 16 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 41 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,074people
$323kTypical home
$1,759/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,303 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Washington, DC
- 16 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,039/mo)
- Median rent $1,759/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 53% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DCA airport
- 40 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- Right on the coast
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calvert County: R+11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.