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Riviera Beach is a big small town of 12,192 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,192people
$350kTypical home
$1,972/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,636 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,209/mo)
- Median rent $1,972/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BWI airport
- 8 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,676 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 469 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anne Arundel County: D+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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk