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Port Deposit is a tiny town of 491 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 32 miles from Lancaster, PA and 35 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.
491people
$279kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 491
- Part of a metro area
- About 211 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 32 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,757/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,089 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ILG airport
- 43 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cecil County: R+31 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk