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North Laurel is a small city of 25,563 people in Howard County, Maryland. It's about 17 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,563people
$450kTypical home
$2,031/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,944 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 17 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $2,031/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BWI airport
- 10 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,910 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 386 bars within 25 mi
- 1,041 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 66 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 196 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: D+42 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