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Lanham is a big small town of 11,433 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 10 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,433people
$437kTypical home
$2,050/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,433
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,241 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,755/mo)
- Median rent $2,050/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 39
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DCA airport
- 13 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,708 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 256 bars within 25 mi
- 938 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 44 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 161 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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