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Fairwood is a big small town of 7,526 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 13 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $714k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,526people
$714kTypical home
$3,435/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,206 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $714k (≈$4,501/mo)
- Median rent $3,435/mo
- Median household income $181k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 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 41
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DCA airport
- 16 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 266 bars within 25 mi
- 857 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 51 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 170 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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