IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Galena, MD
Galena is a tiny town of 728 people in Kent County, Maryland. It's about 23 miles from Dover, DE and 39 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
728people
$281kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
Is Galena right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 728
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,995 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 23 mi to Dover, DE
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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 (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 15% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DOV airport
- 44 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 353 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: R+3 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.