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Outdoors in Snow Hill
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1923
Snow Hill MD Presby PHS688, 1923
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George Washington Purnell House
The George Washington Purnell House in Snow Hill, Maryland, is a gothic revival house built around 1860. The frame-and-weatherboard house retains its original decorative millwork; and is enhanced by a cast-iron fence along the street frontage.
About Snow Hill
Town in Maryland, United StatesSnow Hill is a town serving as the county seat of Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Snow Hill
The typical Snow Hill home is worth about $301,000, up 0.6% in a year, 30% below the Maryland typical home.
Safety in Snow Hill
Safety Grade B+
Snow Hill reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Snow Hill
Full picture →Most working residents leave Snow Hill for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Salisbury (13%), Ocean City (7%) and Berlin (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Snow Hill
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 52% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Snow Hill
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Snow Hill
Full climate →Snow Hill has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Snow Hill
All Snow Hill schools →School Grade A
The public schools Snow Hill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
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