Living in Greensboro, MD
Greensboro is a small town of 2,634 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Dover, DE and 48 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,634people
$251kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,634
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,453 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Dover, DE
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,583/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DOV airport
- 48 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caroline County: R+38 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk