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Mount Airy is a big small town of 9,805 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,805people
$487kTypical home
$1,854/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,805
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,371 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,854/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (842 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BWI airport
- 29 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,192 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 310 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+25 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