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Carney is a small city of 28,343 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 9 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,343people
$320kTypical home
$1,793/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,046 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 9 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,016/mo)
- Median rent $1,793/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BWI airport
- 18 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 435 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk