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Fort Washington is a small city of 25,134 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 12 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 $480k and rent runs about $3k a month.
25,134people
$480kTypical home
$2,690/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,134
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,822 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,028/mo)
- Median rent $2,690/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DCA airport
- 8 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 810 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 142 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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