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Poolesville is a big small town of 5,764 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $752k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,764people
$752kTypical home
$1,831/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,764
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,466 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $752k (≈$4,744/mo)
- Median rent $1,831/mo
- Median household income $206k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IAD airport
- 14 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 638 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% 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
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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