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Change and growth come slowly here and while this may not sound too promising when used to describe other places, it is precisely this timeless quality that makes Talbot County investment property even more valuable. Agriculture has remained the county’s largest industry, with 107,000 of its total land area of 172,227 acres classified as farmland.
Talbot County may be largely rural and it may look like it’s far-removed from the rest of the world, but this doesn’t mean that it’s a backwater kind of place. The unbeatable combination of the area’s pastoral setting, rich history and culture, and convenience to major metros such as Annapolis and Baltimore, has drawn many a discerning individual to invest in Talbot County investment property over the years.
Scattered throughout these verdant fields of wheat, corn and soybean are small towns whose many charms have been attracting more and more attention from visitors in recent years. Talbot County Maryland Homes can be found in and around the major towns of Easton, Oxford, St. Michaels and Trappe, as well as in smaller communities such as Cordova, Tilghman Island and Claiborne.
Easton is Talbot’s county seat, as well as its largest town. The county’s most recent population estimate, as of 2007, is 36,193. This is a slight increase from 2000’s 33,812 and illustrates the area’s generally slow growth rate (the population in 1990 was 30,549). This uncrowded feel has contributed greatly to the appeal of Talbot County, Maryland homes. The 2005 median value of a house in the area is $291,736.
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