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Towson is a mid-size city of 58,679 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,679people
$469kTypical home
$1,764/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,146 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,958/mo)
- Median rent $1,764/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BWI airport
- 15 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 361 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 459 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk