Living in Perryville, MD
Perryville is a small town of 4,447 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 35 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $916 a month.
4,447people
$295kTypical home
$916/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
233Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,393 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 35 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ILG airport
- 42 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- Right on the coast
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cecil County: R+31 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk