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Eden is a small town of 1,053 people in Somerset County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Salisbury, MD and 85 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,053people
$114kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SBY airport
- 83 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+17 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.