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Green Valley is a big small town of 13,602 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 33 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $594k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,602people
$594kTypical home
$2,387/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Washington, DC
- 33 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $594k (≈$3,748/mo)
- Median rent $2,387/mo
- Median household income $172k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IAD airport
- 30 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 327 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.