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Oakland is a small town of 2,254 people in Garrett County, Maryland. It's about 33 miles from Morgantown, WV and 77 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $670 a month.
2,254people
$244kTypical home
$670/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
106"Snow
190Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,254
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 831 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 106" 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 (11 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (396 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MGW airport
- 86 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,441 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.