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Chestertown is a big small town of 5,594 people in Kent County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,594people
$344kTypical home
$1,206/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,594
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,944 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,169/mo)
- Median rent $1,206/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,119 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BWI airport
- 32 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Kent County: R+3 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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