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New Windsor is a small town of 1,400 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 21 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 31 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,400people
$374kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,400
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,358/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BWI airport
- 34 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 600 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.