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Highland Beach is a tiny town of 107 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $768k and rent runs about $2k a month.
107people
$768kTypical home
$2,071/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 107
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,877 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 27 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $768k (≈$4,842/mo)
- Median rent $2,071/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night 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 65
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BWI airport
- 20 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 840 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 200 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.