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Charlestown is a small town of 1,999 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 36 miles from Lancaster, PA and 39 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,999people
$378kTypical home
$1,735/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,710 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 36 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,386/mo)
- Median rent $1,735/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,089 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 46% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ILG airport
- 44 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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