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Funkstown is a small town of 1,076 people in Washington County, Maryland. It's part of the Hagerstown, MD area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $808 a month.
1,076people
$278kTypical home
$808/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,928 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Washington, DC
- In the Hagerstown, MD area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,752/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HGR airport
- 48 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 473 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+23 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk