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Severn is a mid-size city of 58,402 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 12 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,402people
$479kTypical home
$2,175/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,402
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,185 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,022/mo)
- Median rent $2,175/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BWI airport
- 3 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,945 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 365 bars within 25 mi
- 782 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 179 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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