City in Maryland, United States

Westminster

$452kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation19kCenter elevation764 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Westminster

Westminster is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The city's population was 19,960 at the 2020 census. Westminster is an outlying community in the Baltimore metropolitan area, which is part of the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.Wikipedia

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Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Westminster, Maryland
Latitude39.58°
Longitude-77.00°
Population19k
Center elevation764 ft

State Context

MarylandU.S. state

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east, as well as with the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. to the southwest. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6.1 million ranks it the 19th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.00% - 5.75%Avg sales tax: 6.00%Property tax: 0.82%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age37 yrs
College Educated36%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
Poverty Rate12%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$452k
Median home price
Rent burden28% of income
Household Income
$71k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Transit Score
20
School Rating
4.9/10
Internet
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
71% warm season / 69% cool season
Comfort Score
59/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
47"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
15"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
45
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
47" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 71% · Winter 69% · Mar-Aug 65-74%
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