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Willards is a small town of 1,280 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's about 13 miles from Salisbury, MD and 92 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,280people
$216kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
243Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,280
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,124 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 13 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SBY airport
- 89 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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