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Smith Island is a tiny town of 345 people in Somerset County, Maryland. It's about 29 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 83 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $1k a month.
345people
$109kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
247Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 79 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 29 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SBY airport
- 75 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.