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Sykesville is a small town of 4,491 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 20 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,491people
$453kTypical home
$1,828/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,810 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,859/mo)
- Median rent $1,828/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (580 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 49% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BWI airport
- 21 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,788 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 171 bars within 25 mi
- 500 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 91 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+25 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