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Wildewood is a big small town of 7,552 people in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 49 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,552people
$383kTypical home
$2,144/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,552
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,672 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,418/mo)
- Median rent $2,144/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to DCA airport
- 46 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Mary's County: R+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk