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Glenarden is a big small town of 6,344 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 9 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 $410k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,344people
$410kTypical home
$1,620/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,344
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,313 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,584/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 117 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
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,336 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,705 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 235 bars within 25 mi
- 938 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 161 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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