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Urbana is a big small town of 14,260 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 30 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 34 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $640k and rent runs about $3k a month.
14,260people
$640kTypical home
$2,649/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,260
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,835 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $640k (≈$4,036/mo)
- Median rent $2,649/mo
- Median household income $183k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 57% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to IAD airport
- 27 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,038 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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