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38.92° N · 76.89° W · GEOID 2445325

Landover

Prince George's County, Maryland · part of the Washington, DC metro

MarylandLandover, MDLandoverLandover

The short answer

Landover is home to 24,514 people. Median household income is $72,100 a year and median rent is $1,735 a month, 28.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $313,900, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Landover stands out for what is close at hand. 40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places we track. Also notable: Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 240 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of places its size.

2OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Landover scores better than 2% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 191st of 199 in Maryland.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%21
Economy 20%31
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%27
Commute 10%7
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,735
27% above the median place
Median household income
$72,100
10% below the median place
Median home value
$313,900
2% below the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
37% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Landover

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs only about $115 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Landover

Prince George's County loses about 13.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in39,095
Moved out48,509
Net−9,414

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Montgomery County, MD6,3346,486−152
District of Columbia, DC6,8495,786+1,063
Anne Arundel County, MD2,6474,672−2,025
Charles County, MD2,0574,002−1,945
Fairfax County, VA1,7992,182−383
Howard County, MD1,4762,399−923
Baltimore County, MD9731,292−319

Within Maryland, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MarylandOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$64K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Prince George's County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Prince George's County report $59,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$69,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,735 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,850 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $313,900.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home; 9.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Woodbridge, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
43% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.6%
21% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-13.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.3%43% below
Moved from another state11.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-13.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$59,56816% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$63,55910% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 28.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Landover28.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$69,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.9%
42% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$51,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Landover, $1,735 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Landover, but easier on the budget

Places that match Landover on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Woodbridge, NJ9223.9% vs 28.9%$24,700Compare
Bensenville, IL9221.2% vs 28.9%$10,300Compare
Waukegan, IL9120.1% vs 28.9%$5,200Compare
Dalton, GA9118.8% vs 28.9%$3,000Compare

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Homeownership1
46.1%
31% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
60.7%
20% above the median place
Vacant homes1
4.8%
32% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,73527% above
Rent to income128.9%42% above
Property tax rate11.1%16% above
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
HUD area median income4County figure$166,10055% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3362% above
Median home value1$313,9002% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure37.6%27% below
Homeownership146.1%31% below
Renters paying 30%+160.7%20% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8501% below
Vacant homes14.8%32% below
Median year built119681% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 16 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 91% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
9.6%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
35 min
39% above the median place
Poverty rate1
19.5%
81% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment6.7% +37%
Works from home10.1% −19%
Income per person$35,955 −10%
Median household income$72,100 −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,10010% below
Income per person1$35,95510% below
Unemployment16.7%37% above
Average annual pay6County figure$76,20316% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure328,137118% above
Poverty rate119.5%81% above
Mean commute135 min39% above
Works from home110.1%19% below
Commutes by transit19.6%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 30.1%, 241% above the median place.

Born abroad1
30.1%
241% above the median place
High school or higher1
80.6%
13% below the median place
No health insurance1
14.6%
128% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age35.1 −10%
Bachelor's or higher22.5% −30%
Household size2.7 +8%
Homes with broadband92.5% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population124,5141915th largest
Median age135.110% below
Bachelor's or higher122.5%30% below
High school or higher180.6%13% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad130.1%241% above
No health insurance114.6%128% above
Homes with broadband192.5%0% above
05

Life in Landover

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 199 Maryland places we track.

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Beall's Pleasure listed 1979
  • Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church listed 2005

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.7 −64%
Playgrounds per 10k7.3 −22%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.4 −96%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi16.0 76.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Baltimore–Washington Parkway 2 miles
  • Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens 3 miles
  • Greenbelt Park 4 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.4 −26%
Shops23.2 −23%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.8 −56%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.4 −19%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
1.8
94% below the median place
Students per teacher12
13.8
10% below the median place
Public school students12
7,170
46% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools121344% above
Public school students127,17046% above
Students per teacher1213.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.426% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.223% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.856% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.419% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k93.764% below
Playgrounds per 10k97.322% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.496% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi916.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site101.894% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1040above (median 2)
National Register listings11285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 83.8%, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Landover. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
83.8%
22% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
97.8
9% above the median place
Tornado risk14
95.1
17% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLandoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F1% above
January average low13County figure26°F4% above
Average temperature13County figure57°F3% above
Annual precipitation13County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.21% above
Hurricane risk14County figure92.230% above
Tornado risk14County figure95.117% above
Wildfire risk14County figure42.331% below
Heat wave risk14County figure97.89% above
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure83.8%22% above
08

Landover in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Landover does better than 21% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 48%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,735/mo (2024)$2,220/mo$1,820 to $2,700/mo+4.2%
Median household income$72,100 (2024)$91,000$77,000 to $107,500+4.0%
Median home value$313,900 (2024)$450,000$326,000 to $619,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Landover

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Garland, TX$1,641$76,320Compare
Mission Bend, TX$1,747$67,282Compare
Middletown, NY$1,661$79,346Compare
Lancaster, TX$1,704$68,302Compare
Lancaster, TXMiddletown, NYMission Bend, TXGarland, TXLandover, MDLandoverGarlandMission BendMiddletownLancasterLandoverGarlandMission BendMiddletownLancaster

Places built like Landover

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Landover performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Landover, MD28.9%3.8%/yrn/a
Lake Worth Beach, FL30.3%9.9%/yr4.1%Compare
Dalton, GA18.8%7.3%/yr2.5%Compare
Oakland Park, FL29.8%7.2%/yr2.1%Compare
South Laurel, MD24.7%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
Lawrenceville, GA31.4%3.2%/yr7.1%Compare
Terrytown, LA26.3%2.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Landover a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 2 out of 100, better than 2% of the places we rate and 191st of 199 in Maryland. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $115 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 19 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Landover expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $313,900.

What salary do you need to live in Landover?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Landover?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Garland, TX, Mission Bend, TX, Middletown, NY and Lancaster, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Landover with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Landover itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/landover-maryland

Citytistics. “Landover, Maryland.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/landover-maryland/

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