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Hillsboro is a tiny town of 127 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 28 miles from Dover, DE and 45 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $955 a month.
127people
$254kTypical home
$955/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 941 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 28 mi to Dover, DE
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,603/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 59
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DOV airport
- 43 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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