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Takoma Park is a small city of 17,632 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 5 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $749k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,632people
$749kTypical home
$1,432/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
238Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,436 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Washington, DC
- 5 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $749k (≈$4,724/mo)
- Median rent $1,432/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,190 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DCA airport
- 9 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,034 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 215 bars within 25 mi
- 1,035 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 161 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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