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Highfield-Cascade is a small town of 1,089 people in Washington County, Maryland. It's about 13 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 55 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,089people
$209kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,089
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 629 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 13 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HGR airport
- 53 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 403 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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