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Secretary is a tiny town of 635 people in Dorchester County, Maryland. It's about 25 miles from Salisbury, MD and 60 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
635people
$172kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
13"Snow
243Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 635
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,182 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 25 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SBY airport
- 55 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dorchester County: R+15 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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