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Census-designated place in Maryland, United States

Potomac

$1.3MMedian Home
291Sunny Days/yr
66°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 45k· Elev. 361 ftWikipedia

Potomac is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 47,018. It is named after the nearby Potomac River. A part of the Washington metropolitan area, many Potomac residents work in nearby Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$4k/mo
Median Rent
$1.3M
Median Home Price
Rent burden19% of income
Household Income
$250k
Median annual
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Livability

Internet
Fiber
98%
Cable
98%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
291
sunny days per year
80% of the year
Avg High Temp
66°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
75/100
Great
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
55"
inches per year
Snowfall
4"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population45k
Altitude361 ftabove sea level
Median Age50 yrs
College Educated89%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home29%of workforce

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