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Seat Pleasant is a small town of 4,489 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,489people
$327kTypical home
$1,391/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,489
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,528 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,391/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 19.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,982 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DCA airport
- 8 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,664 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 927 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 161 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.