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Potomac is a small city of 45,902 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
45,902people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,887/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
229Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,824 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,296/mo)
- Median rent $2,887/mo
- Median household income $237k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 47
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 85% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,068 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 1,032 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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