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Salisbury is a small city of 33,285 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's part of the Salisbury, MD area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,285people
$227kTypical home
$1,318/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,285
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,410 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Salisbury, MD area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,318/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (707 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SBY airport
- 80 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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