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New Market is a small town of 1,603 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 36 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $639k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,603people
$639kTypical home
$2,136/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,603
- Part of a metro area
- About 905 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $639k (≈$4,030/mo)
- Median rent $2,136/mo
- Median household income $203k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 51% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IAD airport
- 32 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 860 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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