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Henderson is a tiny town of 132 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 14 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 $76k and rent runs about $1k a month.
132people
$76kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,056 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to Dover, DE
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$478/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DOV airport
- 49 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.