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Potomac Heights is a small town of 1,351 people in Charles County, Maryland. It's about 22 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,351people
$116kTypical home
$1,920/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,351
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,259 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$730/mo)
- Median rent $1,920/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DCA airport
- 18 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,667 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 185 bars within 25 mi
- 668 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 115 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charles County: D+41 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.