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Parkville is a small city of 30,549 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,549people
$260kTypical home
$1,526/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,549
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,129 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,642/mo)
- Median rent $1,526/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BWI airport
- 16 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 453 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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