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Cresaptown is a big small town of 5,121 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 46 miles from Winchester, VA and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $791 a month.
5,121people
$143kTypical home
$791/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
211Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,121
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,927 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 46 mi to Winchester, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to JST airport
- 86 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+40 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low 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.