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Hampstead is a big small town of 6,251 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 25 miles from York, PA and 25 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,251people
$333kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,251
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,870 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 25 mi to York, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,100/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BWI airport
- 32 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 788 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 242 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+25 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