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Powellville is a tiny town of 230 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Salisbury, MD and 94 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
230people
$229kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- Part of a metro area
- About 146 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SBY airport
- 91 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.