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West Laurel is a small town of 4,428 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 16 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $541k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,428people
$541kTypical home
$2,071/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,428
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,958 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Washington, DC
- 16 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $541k (≈$3,412/mo)
- Median rent $2,071/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BWI airport
- 13 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,977 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 366 bars within 25 mi
- 1,060 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 201 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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