Prince Georges County · Maryland · South · 35k residents
College Park, MD: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for College Park: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Maryland median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in College Park is $437,900, 4% above the Maryland median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,112/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 117 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $69,721 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in College Park is $437,900, 3.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Household income: Median household income is $69,721, 30.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Adult education: 52.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 21.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 6.3 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places College Park about 82 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 213 sunny days and 16 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 32 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare College Park side by side
Cost of living index
117
ACS median home value
$437,900
2-bedroom rent
$2,112/mo
Median household income
$69,721
Housing momentum
How fast College Park's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
43/100
Steady
Ranks College Park's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by College Park's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $437,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $250 |
| Property tax rate | 1.05% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,442/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,112/mo |
| State & local income tax | 7.6% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Cost of living index | 117 |
| Groceries index | 105 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $77/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $69,721 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% |
| Population | 35k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 6.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 93/100 |
| Avg. commute | 32 min |
| Sunny days / year | 213 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 25°F |
| Annual snowfall | 16 in |
| Home price YoY | -1.0% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +4.0% |
| Rent MoM | -0.1% |
| Ocean coast | 101 mi |
| Big lake | 178 mi |
| Mountains | 82 mi |
| Major airport | 12 mi |
| Ski resort | 105 mi |
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Real listings in College Park
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- What is the cost of living in College Park, MD?
- College Park indexes at 117 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,112/mo and a acs median home value of $437,900.
- How much does a house cost in College Park?
- The acs median home value in College Park is $437,900, 4% above the Maryland median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in College Park?
- A two-bedroom in College Park rents for about $2,112/mo.