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Easton is a small city of 17,308 people in Talbot County, Maryland. It's about 38 miles from Salisbury, MD and 46 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,308people
$359kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,308
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 38 mi to Salisbury, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,263/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (471 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,561 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DOV airport
- 42 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talbot County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk