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University Park is a small town of 2,698 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $635k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,698people
$635kTypical home
$3,200/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
244Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,429 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $635k (≈$4,005/mo)
- Median rent $3,200/mo
- Median household income $208k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 95 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,011 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 1,028 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 165 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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