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St. George Island is a tiny town of 277 people in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It's about 9 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 62 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $788k and rent runs about $2k a month.
277people
$788kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Washington, DC
- 9 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $788k (≈$4,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SBY airport
- 59 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Mary's County: R+17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.