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38.94° N · 76.84° W · GEOID 2474282

Springdale

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

MarylandSpringdale, MDSpringdaleSpringdale

The short answer

Springdale is home to 5,226 people. Median household income is $162,171 a year and median rent is $1,556 a month, 11.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $474,200, about 2.9x annual median household income.

The story in Springdale is how fast things are changing. Household income rose 5.9% a year while rent rose -9.8% between the 2020 and 2022 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 199 Maryland places we track. Also notable: Unemployment is 7.9%, against 3.5% in its closest peers.

54OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Springdale scores better than 54% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 97th of 199 in Maryland.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%88
Economy 20%53
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%16
Education 10%74
Commute 10%4
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
$1,556
14% above the median place
Median household income
$162,171
102% above the median place
Median home value
$474,200
48% above the median place
Unemployment
7.9%
62% 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 Springdale

  • AffordabilityAfter the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $143,200 a year, more than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Springdale

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
5.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state. County figure.
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
$62,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,556 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,961 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $474,200.
Getting to work
37 minutes each way on average; 27.4% work from home; 7.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Lucas, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-13.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$59,568
16% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.9%
44% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.9%3% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%44% above
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

Rent is about 33% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

Springdale11.5%
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
$62,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.5%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
23% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$143,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Springdale, $1,556 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 Springdale, but easier on the budget

Places that match Springdale 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
Lucas, TX729.6% vs 11.5%$56,900Compare

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Homeownership1
98.0%
48% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,961
58% above the median place
Median year built1
1993
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,55614% above
Rent to income111.5%44% below
Property tax rate11.2%27% above
Home price to income12.9x23% below
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$5,50569% above
Median home value1$474,20048% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure37.6%27% below
Homeownership198.0%48% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.0%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,96158% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.9%31% below
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 37 min, 50% above the median place.

Mean commute1
37 min
50% above the median place
Median household income1
$162,171
102% above the median place
Works from home1
27.4%
120% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$162,171102% above
Income per person1$59,59649% above
Unemployment17.9%62% above
Average annual pay6County figure$76,20316% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure328,137118% above
Poverty rate1County figure10.8%1% above
Mean commute137 min50% above
Works from home127.4%120% above
Commutes by transit1County figure7.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.5, 38% above the median place.

Household size1
3.5
38% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.8%
6% above the median place
Median age1
44.4
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad16.4% +86%
Bachelor's or higher45.8% +43%
High school or higher91.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,2266460th largest
Median age144.414% above
Bachelor's or higher145.8%43% above
High school or higher191.8%1% below
Household size13.538% above
Born abroad116.4%86% above
No health insurance1County figure11.4%78% above
Homes with broadband197.8%6% above
05

Life in Springdale

40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.8 −62%
Playgrounds per 10k3.8 −59%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi6.0 28.6×

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 4 miles
  • Greenbelt Park 4 miles
  • Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens 6 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.

Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
3.8
88% below the median place
Students per teacher12
18.0
17% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students123,18235% below
Students per teacher1218.017% above
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 10k93.862% below
Playgrounds per 10k93.859% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi96.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site103.888% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1040above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure110above (median 13)
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 Springdale. 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
MeasureSpringdaleAmong 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

Springdale in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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, Springdale does better than 89% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 39%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,556/mo (2022)$1,970/mo$1,570 to $2,470/mo+3.0%
Median household income$162,171 (2024)$207,500$175,500 to $246,000+4.2%
Median home value$474,200 (2024)$675,000$490,000 to $930,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

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

09

Places like Springdale

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

PlaceRentIncome
Wescosville, PA$1,602$139,826Compare
Damascus, MD$1,792$158,883Compare
Dardenne Prairie, MO$1,444$152,500Compare
East Massapequa, NY$1,486$146,454Compare
East Massapequa, NYDardenne Prairie, MODamascus, MDWescosville, PASpringdale, MDSpringdaleWescosvilleDardenne PrairieSpringdaleWescosvilleDardenne Prairie

Places built like Springdale

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 Springdale performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Springdale, MD11.5%5.9%/yrn/a
Wedgefield, FL30.7%8.2%/yrn/aCompare
Independent Hill, VA13.4%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Scaggsville, MD20.3%6.5%/yrn/aCompare
Wesley Chapel, NC29.0%1.2%/yr10.3%Compare
Rosaryville, MD17.8%4.5%/yrn/aCompare
Woods Creek, WA19.9%8.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Springdale a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 54 out of 100, better than 54% of the places we rate and 97th of 199 in Maryland. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $143,200 a year, more than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 97 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Springdale expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $474,200.

What salary do you need to live in Springdale?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Springdale?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wescosville, PA, Damascus, MD, Dardenne Prairie, MO and East Massapequa, NY.

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

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

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