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Derwood is a small town of 1,984 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 16 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $720k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,984people
$720kTypical home
$1,872/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
229Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,984
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,164 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Washington, DC
- 16 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $720k (≈$4,539/mo)
- Median rent $1,872/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DCA airport
- 19 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,014 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 217 bars within 25 mi
- 1,031 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 152 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.