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Darnestown is a big small town of 7,051 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $958k and rent runs about $4k a month.
7,051people
$958kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 430 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $958k (≈$6,042/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $232k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 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 47
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to IAD airport
- 13 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,833 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 978 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 136 museums within 25 mi
- 73 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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