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Herald Harbor is a small town of 2,430 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 17 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $599k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,430people
$599kTypical home
$2,481/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,430
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,447 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 17 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $599k (≈$3,775/mo)
- Median rent $2,481/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BWI airport
- 10 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- Right on the coast
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,812 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 484 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anne Arundel County: D+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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk