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Damascus is a small city of 17,640 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $528k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,640people
$528kTypical home
$1,792/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,640
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,239 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $528k (≈$3,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,792/mo
- Median household income $159k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to IAD airport
- 26 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,955 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 488 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk