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Cumberland is a small city of 18,804 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 45 miles from Winchester, VA and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $741 a month.
18,804people
$123kTypical home
$741/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
211Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,804
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,856 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 45 mi to Winchester, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$777/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,583 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to JST airport
- 85 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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