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Trappe is a small town of 1,055 people in Talbot County, Maryland. It's about 32 miles from Salisbury, MD and 53 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,055people
$243kTypical home
$1,293/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,055
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 32 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,293/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SBY airport
- 48 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talbot County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.