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Union Bridge is a small town of 1,055 people in Carroll County, Maryland. It's about 18 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 35 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,055people
$293kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
229Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 930 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 18 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HGR airport
- 38 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 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