Ocean City, MD Area Guide

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Ocean City Area Facts

  • Ocean City has a Livability Score of 72/100, which is considered excellent
  • Ocean City crime rates are 38% lower than the Maryland average
  • Cost of living in Ocean City is 3% lower than the Maryland average
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Ugh, this town has gone downhill. User Rating 1.5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 09, 2018) If you have a pet and want to rent, good luck. Very pet unfriendly. Do not go to the inlet at night. The closer you get to the inlet the worse the town gets. If you want to live in Ocean City, go as far North as you can. In other words, get as close to Delaware as you can get ...Read More . Car weekends and Winterfest of Lights is what this town came up with to make money when the summer season is over. The car weekends are just so obnoxious and there is no job market here in the offseason. If you have money and want to retire look at Delaware or better yet head south. This town is just not what it used to be. This town also needs some nightclubs to go dancing, all this town has is Seacrets. No where to dance. Read Less
Nice place to spend your holiday User Rating 3.5 rating By Petr ( Apr 15, 2014) Good place where you can spend your summer time. Recommend for families as there is a bit poor nightlife. Your children will enjoy neverending beach covered with fine white sand. The ocean comes a bit wild sometime so keep your childern watching. If you are hunghry, you will get ...Read More wide range of restaurants, where you can get everything what you want. My best experience is with Dough Roller restaurant on 70th street with very kind service and great dishes for good prices.
in a peak summer time there could be problem to find a place in a hotel for a good price as this place is very popular tourist destination. Read Less
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      B Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Ocean City? Yes, there are some amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Entry Park
      Sunset Park
      Homer Gudelsky Park
      Inlet Park
      Robin Park
      Herring Creek Nature Park
      Ocean City Tennis Center
      Robin Hood Park

      Entertainment

      United State Lifesaving Station Museum
      Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
      H2O Club
      Jolly Roger at The Pier
      Freak Out
      Speedway
      Happy Swing
      Wacky Worm

      Food & Drink

      Mitchell's Market & Deli
      de Lazy Lizard Bar & Grill
      De Lazy Lizard Brew Pub
      Dumsler's Diaryland
      Purple Moose Saloon
      Kohr Bros Frozen Custard
      Candy Kitchen
      Tony Luke's

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Ocean City? Of all people who commute, 7.2% take public transportation in Ocean City.
      Drive to Work
      64%

      12% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      7%

      2% higher than the US average

      Walk to Work
      7%

      5% higher than the US average

      D+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Ocean City? The cost of living in Ocean City is 115/100 - which is 3% lower than Maryland.
      Ocean City
      115

      15% more expensive than average

      Maryland
      119

      19% more expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in Ocean City? Ocean City crime rates are 1,560, which are 38% lower than Maryland
      Total Crime
      1,560 per 100k people

      32% lower than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 65

      32% lower than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      -88%

      Year over year crime is down

      B Employment

      What is the median income in Ocean City? The median income in Ocean City is $55,954 which is 26% lower than Maryland.
      Median household income
      $55,9541% higher than the US average
      Income per capita
      $55,02384% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      3%

      43% lower than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Ocean City a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Pharmacies

      Rite Aid
      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy

      Doctors

      Townsend Medical Center

      B Housing

      What are Ocean City home prices? Ocean City home prices are $292,100 - which is 1% higher than Maryland
      Median home value
      $292,10058% higher than the US average
      Median rent price
      $1,07313% higher than the US average
      Home Ownership
      71%

      11% higher than the US average

      B+ Schools

      Does Ocean City have good schools? The Ocean City graduation rate is 85% - which is 2% lower than Maryland
      High school grad. rates
      85%

      2% higher than the US average

      School test scores
      77%

      60% higher than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      15:1

      6% lower than the US average

      F User Ratings

      Is Ocean City a good place to live? Ocean City has an overall rating of 49% from 5 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      49%

      5 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      50%

      2 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      45%

      3 total surveys

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