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National Harbor is a small town of 4,454 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 8 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 $473k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,454people
$473kTypical home
$2,271/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,496 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,980/mo)
- Median rent $2,271/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% 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 49
- 13% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to DCA airport
- 5 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- Right on the coast
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 874 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 146 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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