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Ellicott City is a mid-size city of 75,257 people in Howard County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $662k and rent runs about $2k a month.
75,257people
$662kTypical home
$2,061/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 75,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,508 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $662k (≈$4,173/mo)
- Median rent $2,061/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BWI airport
- 11 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 618 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: D+42 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