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Piney Point is a small town of 1,274 people in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 59 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,274people
$337kTypical home
$1,442/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 849 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,123/mo)
- Median rent $1,442/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to DCA airport
- 56 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Mary's County: R+17 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