Living in Pylesville, MD
Pylesville is a tiny town of 933 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 25 miles from Lancaster, PA and 29 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $649k and rent runs about $2k a month.
933people
$649kTypical home
$1,586/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 933
- Part of a metro area
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 25 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $649k (≈$4,093/mo)
- Median rent $1,586/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to LNS airport
- 38 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 623 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.