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Travilah is a big small town of 11,721 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 17 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $4k a month.
11,721people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
229Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 736 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,356/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IAD airport
- 14 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,962 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 999 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 144 museums within 25 mi
- 62 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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