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Cordova is a tiny town of 448 people in Talbot County, Maryland. It's about 33 miles from Dover, DE and 44 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
448people
$320kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 448
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 92 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 33 mi to Dover, DE
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,020/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 12% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DOV airport
- 42 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talbot County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.