Ballenger Creek.
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Maryland·Frederick County
5 tracts·22K people·$387K median·1,995/mi²
White 47 · Black 22 · Hispanic 15 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Other 33 · Living alone 28
Professional 30 · Retail 26 · Manufacturing 21 · Leisure 11 · Health 9 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 53 · Sales · office 18 · Service 13 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 20 · Transit 1 · Bike 1 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ballenger Creek is $387,300 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Ballenger Creek has 26,390 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.3; the population is 47.4% White, 22.1% Black, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 5.1% Multiracial and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 46.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter (50%), Orchard Grove Elementary (48%) and Tuscarora Elementary (48%) lead the elementary schools; Ballenger Creek Middle (41%) and Crestwood Middle (29%) lead the middle schools; Tuscarora High is the high school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,987/month, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ballenger Creek is $108,944 a year, 27% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ballenger Creek, median rent is $1,987/month and the median home value is $387,300 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ballenger Creek are drought (74), winter weather (65) and strong wind (46), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ballenger Creek, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).