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Grantsville is a small town of 1,013 people in Garrett County, Maryland. It's about 42 miles from Morgantown, WV and 67 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $628 a month.
1,013people
$240kTypical home
$628/moRent
78° / 33°Summer / winter
56"Snow
190Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,013
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 977 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 42 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,511/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MGW airport
- 79 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,326 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garrett County: R+54 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk