Area data
College Park, MD — ZIP 20742
Population: 4,350 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,400/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,030/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, winterWeather, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 48.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 280
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 57
- Nearest national park
- Fort Dupont Park (5 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Joint Base Andrews (ADW) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Joint Base Andrews (ADW) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 65
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 580
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Households with broadband internet
- 31.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 223,535
- Average weekly wage
- $1,203
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,473
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