Living in Deale, MD
Deale is a big small town of 5,333 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,333people
$431kTypical home
$3,130/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,333
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,005 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,720/mo)
- Median rent $3,130/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DCA airport
- 27 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 638 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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