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Snow Hill is a small town of 2,659 people in Worcester County, Maryland. It's about 18 miles from Salisbury, MD and 101 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $981 a month.
2,659people
$223kTypical home
$981/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,659
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,797 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Washington, DC
- 18 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SBY airport
- 98 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: R+22 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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