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Chester is a small town of 4,797 people in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,797people
$487kTypical home
$1,878/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,797
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 916 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,878/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BWI airport
- 25 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Queen Anne's County: R+28 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk