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Fairmount Heights is a small town of 1,416 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 5 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 $397k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,416people
$397kTypical home
$1,799/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,416
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,343 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Washington, DC
- 5 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,799/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,241 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DCA airport
- 7 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,670 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 927 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 160 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.