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Spencerville is a small town of 1,028 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 15 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,028people
$627kTypical home
$2,068/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
233Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,028
- Part of a metro area
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,953/mo)
- Median rent $2,068/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 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 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BWI airport
- 17 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,045 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 1,031 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.