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Whaleyville is a tiny town of 198 people in Worcester County, Maryland. It's about 16 miles from Salisbury, MD and 95 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
198people
$188kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 195 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 16 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to OCE airport
- 92 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: R+22 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.