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Homes in Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie's 30,156 homes are a mix: 55% detached houses, 31% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 13% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 53% of homes standing today; 14% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1973. 64% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Severn, 5 miles away, 25% of homes were built before 1980, so Glen Burnie's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Glen Burnie's homes are older than those in 68% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
53% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 64% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Glen Burnie weather and your shutters
At Baltimore Wash Intl AP, MD (4 mi away), July averages a high of 88.8°F and January a low of 25.4°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 34 days a year reach 90°F, 93 nights fall to freezing and 45 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 65% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 55 min on the longest day to 9 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 74° above the horizon in June and 27° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Baltimore Wash Intl AP, MD (temperature) and Baltimore Wash Intl AP, MD (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43.2°F | 25.4°F | 3.1 in |
| Feb | 46.4°F | 26.9°F | 2.9 in |
| Mar | 54.8°F | 33.9°F | 4 in |
| Apr | 66.5°F | 43.6°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 75.5°F | 53.3°F | 3.9 in |
| Jun | 84.4°F | 62.6°F | 4 in |
| Jul | 88.8°F | 67.7°F | 4.5 in |
| Aug | 86.5°F | 65.8°F | 4.1 in |
| Sep | 79.7°F | 58.8°F | 4.4 in |
| Oct | 68.3°F | 46.5°F | 3.9 in |
| Nov | 57.3°F | 36.5°F | 3.1 in |
| Dec | 47.5°F | 29.6°F | 3.7 in |
Cold winters
With 93 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 45 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Glen Burnie
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Glen Burnie
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Glen Burnie’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.