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Woodsboro is a small town of 1,540 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 21 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 41 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $892 a month.
1,540people
$472kTypical home
$892/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,540
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,178 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,976/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HGR airport
- 41 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 504 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 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