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Crofton is a small city of 29,549 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $520k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,549people
$520kTypical home
$2,217/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
233Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,549
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,470 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $520k (≈$3,278/mo)
- Median rent $2,217/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BWI airport
- 11 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 368 bars within 25 mi
- 828 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anne Arundel County: D+14 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