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Spring Ridge is a big small town of 5,922 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 26 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 39 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,922people
$489kTypical home
$1,667/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,922
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,200 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $489k (≈$3,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,667/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HGR airport
- 32 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 640 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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