Living in White Marsh, MD
White Marsh is a big small town of 10,932 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,932people
$369kTypical home
$1,982/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,932
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,059 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,982/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BWI airport
- 18 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 197 bars within 25 mi
- 410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk