Thurmont
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About Thurmont
Town in MarylandThurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,935 at the 2020 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County (north of Frederick, the county seat), approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15. It is very close to Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park, the latter of which contains the presidential retreat of Camp David. Thurmont is also home to Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn. In 2005, Thurmont was designated as a Maryland Main Street Community, and in that year was designated a National Main Street under the National Tr…
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How Thurmont ranks
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Housing in Thurmont
The typical Thurmont home is worth about $398,000, up 0.9% in a year, 7% below the Maryland typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Thurmont
Safety Grade A-
Thurmont reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Thurmont
Full picture →Most working residents leave Thurmont for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Frederick (23%), Ballenger Creek (6%) and Baltimore (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Thurmont
Health Grade B
Healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Thurmont
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Thurmont
Full climate →Thurmont has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Thurmont
All Thurmont schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Thurmont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% 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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