Living in Country around Vienna, MD
Country around Vienna is a rural area of about 827 people in Dorchester County, Maryland, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Salisbury, MD and 69 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $2k a month.
827people
$232kTypical home
$1,596/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 827 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Washington, DC
- 18 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,596/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SBY airport
- 68 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dorchester County: R+15 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk