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White Oak is a small city of 17,329 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,329people
$574kTypical home
$1,808/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
233Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,549 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,808/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,025 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 1,044 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 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