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South Laurel is a small city of 29,272 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 14 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,272people
$458kTypical home
$1,830/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,626 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,830/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 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 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BWI airport
- 12 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,905 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 360 bars within 25 mi
- 1,017 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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