Living in Havre de Grace, MD
Havre de Grace is a big small town of 14,994 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 32 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,994people
$393kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,994
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,525 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 32 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,478/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,121 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ILG airport
- 39 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 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