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Bladensburg is a big small town of 9,583 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,583people
$336kTypical home
$1,656/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,583
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,680 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,119/mo)
- Median rent $1,656/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,044 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DCA airport
- 9 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,900 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 985 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 165 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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