Living in Rosedale, MD
Rosedale is a small city of 20,002 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,002people
$276kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
233Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,914 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 6 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BWI airport
- 14 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 208 bars within 25 mi
- 451 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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