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Solomons is a small town of 2,440 people in Calvert County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 49 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,440people
$437kTypical home
$3,189/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,440
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,226 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $3,189/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to DCA airport
- 47 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Calvert County: R+11 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk