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Chesapeake Ranch Estates is a big small town of 9,241 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 50 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,241people
$287kTypical home
$1,948/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,241
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,140 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,808/mo)
- Median rent $1,948/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DCA airport
- 48 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- Right on the coast
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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