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Chesapeake Beach is a big small town of 6,456 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,456people
$445kTypical home
$1,756/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,456
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,397 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Washington, DC
- 29 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,756/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DCA airport
- 28 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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