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Princess Anne is a small town of 3,569 people in Somerset County, Maryland. It's about 13 miles from Salisbury, MD and 86 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,569people
$232kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,137 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,462/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (959 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,271 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 27% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SBY airport
- 85 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Somerset County: R+17 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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