Living in Colesville, MD
Colesville is a big small town of 14,519 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $617k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,519people
$617kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
229Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,519
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,839 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $617k (≈$3,890/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 35% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DCA airport
- 15 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,022 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 1,040 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 154 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk