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Brandywine is a big small town of 12,160 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 17 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $551k and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,160people
$551kTypical home
$2,757/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,160
- Part of a metro area
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $551k (≈$3,475/mo)
- Median rent $2,757/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 189 bars within 25 mi
- 620 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 129 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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