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Owings Mills is a small city of 37,245 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,245people
$361kTypical home
$1,841/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,907 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,276/mo)
- Median rent $1,841/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BWI airport
- 17 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 189 bars within 25 mi
- 430 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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