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Fallston is a big small town of 10,013 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 19 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $562k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,013people
$562kTypical home
$2,268/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,013
- Part of a metro area
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 19 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $562k (≈$3,546/mo)
- Median rent $2,268/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BWI airport
- 28 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,054 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 187 bars within 25 mi
- 320 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 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