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Hughesville is a small town of 2,098 people in Charles County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 29 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,098people
$489kTypical home
$1,920/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $489k (≈$3,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,920/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DCA airport
- 26 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charles County: D+41 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.