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Living in Pittsville, MD

Pittsville is a small town of 1,950 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Salisbury, MD and 90 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,950people
$209kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
122Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,950
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,276 people per sq mi
  • 90 mi to Baltimore, MD
  • 10 mi to Salisbury, MD
  • 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
  • Median rent $1,031/mo
  • Median household income $74k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 46°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
  • 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
  • 122 cloudy days a year
  • 39 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 122 days a year with rain or snow
  • 8" of snow a year
  • 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 3 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (686 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 41
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 23% are 65 or older
  • 16% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to SBY airport
  • 87 mi to BWI (major hub)
  • 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1996
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 46 ft
  • 12 mi to the ocean
  • 181 mi to a big lake
  • 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 130 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 33 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 19 bars within 25 mi
  • 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 37 museums within 25 mi
  • 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
  • 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 11 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
  • Maryland: D+29 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Low winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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