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Point of Rocks is a small town of 2,462 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 38 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $481k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,462people
$481kTypical home
$1,774/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,462
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,198 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $481k (≈$3,030/mo)
- Median rent $1,774/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to IAD airport
- 23 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 943 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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
- 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.