Living in Summerfield, MD
Summerfield is a small city of 15,065 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,065people
$348kTypical home
$2,091/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,065
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,149 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,195/mo)
- Median rent $2,091/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 887 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 155 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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