Living in Silver Spring, MD
Suburb in Maryland
Silver Spring is a suburb in Maryland, home to about 82,000 people, with 6.7 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Silver Spring a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 13 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Lots of culture: museums, zoos and attractions nearby
- Highly educated: 60% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 8 research universities are within 31 mi
- Big job market: about 6.7 million people live within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $523k, and rent is $2,840 a month
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Key facts
Living in Silver Spring: common questions
What is the cost of living in Silver Spring?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $523k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,840 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Silver Spring?
Maryland collects about $1,897 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.84% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Silver Spring safe?
Silver Spring isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Silver Spring?
Silver Spring has cool winters: winter days average around 45°F and summer days around 85°F, with roughly 16″ of snow a year.
Does Silver Spring get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Silver Spring?
The nearest major airport is DCA, about 11 mi away.
How Silver Spring scores
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