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North Beach is a small town of 2,296 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,296people
$394kTypical home
$1,856/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,296
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,979 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Washington, DC
- 29 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,485/mo)
- Median rent $1,856/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DCA airport
- 29 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calvert County: R+11 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk