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Federalsburg is a small town of 2,837 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 24 miles from Salisbury, MD and 62 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,837people
$157kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,837
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,470 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 24 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SBY airport
- 59 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caroline County: R+38 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk