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Ocean City is a big small town of 6,903 people in Worcester County, Maryland. It's about 28 miles from Salisbury, MD and 104 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,903people
$429kTypical home
$1,353/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,903
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,560 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 28 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,705/mo)
- Median rent $1,353/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 12% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to OCE airport
- 102 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: R+22 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk