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Middle River is a small city of 31,712 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,712people
$272kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,712
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,486 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BWI airport
- 17 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 197 bars within 25 mi
- 404 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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