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Fairland is a small city of 26,231 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 13 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $477k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,231people
$477kTypical home
$1,894/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
233Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,283 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,894/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 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 (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DCA airport
- 16 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 1,050 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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