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Flower Hill is a big small town of 13,794 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,794people
$464kTypical home
$2,137/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,794
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,587 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- 20 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,923/mo)
- Median rent $2,137/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to IAD airport
- 21 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 963 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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