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Silver Spring is a mid-size city of 81,462 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $643k and rent runs about $2k a month.
81,462people
$643kTypical home
$1,913/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
229Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 81,462
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,334 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $643k (≈$4,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,913/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,947 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,011 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk