Living in Temple Hills, MD
Temple Hills is a big small town of 8,969 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 7 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 $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,969people
$366kTypical home
$1,811/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,370 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,811/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 127 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
- 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 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DCA airport
- 6 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 877 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 153 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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