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Cecilton is a tiny town of 820 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 25 miles from Dover, DE and 40 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
820people
$242kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 820
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,698 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 25 mi to Dover, DE
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,525/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,089 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ILG airport
- 46 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cecil County: R+31 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.