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Joppatowne is a big small town of 14,237 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 16 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,237people
$342kTypical home
$1,729/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,116 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 16 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,159/mo)
- Median rent $1,729/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BWI airport
- 24 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 197 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk