Living in Libertytown, MD
Libertytown is a small town of 1,346 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 24 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 37 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,346people
$386kTypical home
$1,774/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,346
- Part of a metro area
- About 559 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 24 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,774/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 52% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HGR airport
- 38 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.