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La Plata is a big small town of 10,683 people in Charles County, Maryland. It's about 25 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,683people
$428kTypical home
$1,559/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,683
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,338 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,559/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 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 (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,283 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DCA airport
- 22 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 350 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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