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College Park is a small city of 34,540 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,540people
$438kTypical home
$1,912/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,540
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,149 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,912/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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 22
- 20% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 54% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,938 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 227 bars within 25 mi
- 1,000 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 164 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
- 5 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
- College in town
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