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Ilchester is a small city of 28,364 people in Howard County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,364people
$532kTypical home
$2,115/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
23"Snow
233Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,364
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,637 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $532k (≈$3,357/mo)
- Median rent $2,115/mo
- Median household income $152k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BWI airport
- 6 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 676 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 116 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: D+42 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk