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Ridgely is a small town of 1,772 people in Caroline County, Maryland. It's about 24 miles from Dover, DE and 46 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,772people
$277kTypical home
$869/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,772
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 24 mi to Dover, DE
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,745/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" 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 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DOV airport
- 45 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.