CITY PROFILE
Salisbury, MD
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Salisbury, Maryland is a smaller metro with a mild climate, moderate sunshine, and a wet climate—expect regular rain and damp conditions rather than dramatic weather swings. Keep in mind that homes here are among the most expensive metros in our dataset, so budget accordingly if affordability is a priority. It's a compact area suited to those comfortable with smaller-town scale and willing to pay a premium for that setting.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $429K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,968/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 15.5°C · warmest 26.6°C · coolest 3.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1174 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.47 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #134 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy79
- Affordable to rent60
- Climate comfort78
- Plenty of sunshine56
- Big-city amenities68
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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