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Mardela Springs is a tiny town of 493 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's about 11 miles from Salisbury, MD and 74 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
493people
$247kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,251 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SBY airport
- 70 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk