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South Kensington is a big small town of 8,148 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $920k and rent runs about $3k a month.
8,148people
$920kTypical home
$3,479/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
229Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,148
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,893 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $920k (≈$5,800/mo)
- Median rent $3,479/mo
- Median household income $211k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 43
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,897 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 991 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 157 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 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