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Mountain Lake Park is a small town of 2,167 people in Garrett County, Maryland. It's about 34 miles from Morgantown, WV and 78 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $736 a month.
2,167people
$216kTypical home
$736/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
107"Snow
190Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,167
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 34 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 107" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MGW airport
- 88 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,494 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garrett County: R+54 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk