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Owings is a small town of 2,643 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 26 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 $603k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,643people
$603kTypical home
$1,759/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 671 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Washington, DC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $603k (≈$3,802/mo)
- Median rent $1,759/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DCA airport
- 25 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 751 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.