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East Riverdale is a small city of 18,336 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,336people
$361kTypical home
$1,716/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,336
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,361 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,279/mo)
- Median rent $1,716/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 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 29
- 50% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 983 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 162 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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