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Preston is a tiny town of 852 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Salisbury, MD and 56 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $2k a month.
852people
$267kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 852
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,552 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,684/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SBY airport
- 52 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caroline County: R+38 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk