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Eldersburg is a small city of 31,695 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,695people
$494kTypical home
$1,705/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,695
- Part of a metro area
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $494k (≈$3,117/mo)
- Median rent $1,705/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BWI airport
- 22 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,589 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 164 bars within 25 mi
- 444 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+25 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