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Overlea is a big small town of 13,035 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,035people
$264kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,035
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,322 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BWI airport
- 15 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 450 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk