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Germantown is a mid-size city of 90,719 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 23 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $2k a month.
90,719people
$422kTypical home
$2,040/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 90,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,326 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Washington, DC
- 23 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,664/mo)
- Median rent $2,040/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IAD airport
- 19 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 912 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 130 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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