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Beltsville is a small city of 19,176 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 11 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,176people
$417kTypical home
$1,963/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
233Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,176
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,661 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Washington, DC
- 11 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,626/mo)
- Median rent $1,963/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,986 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 1,012 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 193 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince George's County: D+75 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk