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Cottage City is a small town of 1,158 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 4 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,158people
$343kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,158
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,257 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Washington, DC
- 4 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,842 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DCA airport
- 8 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,934 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 993 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 164 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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