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Paramount-Long Meadow is a small town of 2,569 people in Washington County, Maryland. It's about 3 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 63 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,569people
$374kTypical home
$1,643/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,177 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,360/mo)
- Median rent $1,643/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HGR airport
- 52 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 337 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+23 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk