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Mays Chapel is a small city of 16,066 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,066people
$465kTypical home
$1,739/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,066
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,583 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,931/mo)
- Median rent $1,739/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BWI airport
- 18 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 435 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 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