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Pleasant Grove is a tiny town of 252 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 44 miles from Winchester, VA and 86 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $805 a month.
252people
$142kTypical home
$805/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
211Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 44 mi to Winchester, VA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to JST airport
- 83 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+40 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.