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Leonardtown is a small town of 4,808 people in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It's about 11 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 46 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $575k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,808people
$575kTypical home
$2,002/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Washington, DC
- 11 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $575k (≈$3,628/mo)
- Median rent $2,002/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 50% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DCA airport
- 44 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Mary's County: R+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk