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Walkersville is a big small town of 6,414 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 22 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 42 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $488k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,414people
$488kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,414
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,347 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $488k (≈$3,079/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HGR airport
- 37 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 579 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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