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Hancock is a small town of 1,625 people in Washington County, Maryland. It's about 24 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 83 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $924 a month.
1,625people
$191kTypical home
$924/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
34"Snow
211Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,625
- Part of a metro area
- About 546 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Washington, DC
- 24 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k)
- Low property crime (940 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HGR airport
- 65 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+23 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk