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Forest Heights is a small town of 2,642 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,642people
$372kTypical home
$1,642/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,642
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,344/mo)
- Median rent $1,642/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DCA airport
- 4 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- Right on the coast
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,612 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 902 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.