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Cockeysville is a small city of 23,962 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,962people
$420kTypical home
$1,603/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,962
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,001 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,648/mo)
- Median rent $1,603/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BWI airport
- 21 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 413 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk