Living in Lansdowne, MD
Lansdowne is a big small town of 7,876 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 5 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,876people
$214kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,876
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,460 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BWI airport
- 4 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,883 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 519 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- 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.