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Kettering is a big small town of 14,014 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 12 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 $419k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,014people
$419kTypical home
$2,297/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,014
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,551 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,639/mo)
- Median rent $2,297/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 112 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
- 4 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 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 793 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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