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Elkton is a small city of 15,910 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 35 miles from Dover, DE and 46 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,910people
$293kTypical home
$1,382/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,910
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,759 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Dover, DE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,382/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (723 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ILG airport
- 36 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 657 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cecil County: R+31 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk