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A town settled in 1867, now home to 14,362 people.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its weakest is schools (D): its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Accokeek’s overall grade of C puts it better than 31% of U.S. towns, 210th of 259 in Maryland. It lags on cost of living as well (C−): the typical home is worth about $547K, 4.3 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Incomes are where it shines (A−): the median household earns $151K. This Maryland town has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Marshall Hall and Piscataway Park. The town’s typical journey to work is 42 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Piscataway Park, 808 acres with 4.5 miles of trail.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Accokeek beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Accokeek Academy | K–8 | 1,445 |
| St. Marys School of Piscataway | K–8 | 191 |
10,573 counted in 2010 and 13,927 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Accokeek is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,894 in 1980, 13,927 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Accokeek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw15 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw15 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Accokeek is unincorporated, so Prince George's County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Accokeek.
Accokeek sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Maryland and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment at Accokeek’s public school: 1,445 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accokeek AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,445 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Accokeek once, in 2003. Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Nearly three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 9%. This Maryland town has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its 5,556 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Maryland towns.
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 21 miles. The concentration of trails for Accokeek comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Piscataway Park | 4.5 mi | 808 |
| 2. Piscataway Creek Stream Valley Park | — | 130 |
| 3. Accokeek Neighborhood Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
36% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Accokeek has 1,053 jobs for its 6,009 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Commuting out is the norm in Accokeek: 2% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Accokeek who live below the poverty line: 3.7%. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 7 have a higher typical journey to work than Accokeek.
| Accokeek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $151,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 2,691 U.S. towns with household incomes like Accokeek’s, it is less healthy than 86%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Accokeek: just over one in ten adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Accokeek beats the Maryland average on 9 and trails it on 2. Among adults in the town, 43% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Accokeek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Accokeek | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.3% | 19.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.1% | 37.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $6,391, against $4,093 across Maryland, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
97% of households own their home in Accokeek. The typical Accokeek home is worth about $547,000, about the same as a year ago, 29% above the Maryland typical home. Homes sold in Accokeek spent a median 74 days on the market.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Accokeek, the typical July afternoon high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Accokeek, the share who are under 18 is 27%. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 47% of adults 25 and older, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Accokeek | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 42% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 16% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Accokeek | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.7% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Accokeek
About 8 of every 100 Accokeek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Accokeek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Accokeek on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Accokeek.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Accokeek (), "at the edge of the hill" in Algonquin, is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The CDP is located on the Potomac River, borders Charles County and is approximately 17 miles from Washington. It is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. The population of the CDP, as of the 2020 United States census was 13,927. While the area around Accokeek was inhabited by Native Americans since approximately 2,000 BCE, John Smith was the first European to visit the area in 1608. In 1990, the United States Census Bureau officially made Accokeek a CDP.
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6 towns share a border with Accokeek.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accokeek | #210 | C | C− | — | D | B+ |
| Bensville | #195 | C | C− | — | C | B |
| Waldorf | #162 | B− | C+ | — | C | B |
| Fort Washington | #185 | C+ | C− | — | D | B+ |
| Clinton | #192 | C+ | C+ | — | D | B− |
| Brandywine | #220 | C | C− | — | D | B |
| Bryans Road | #146 | B | C+ | — | C | B |
Accokeek, Bensville, Waldorf, Fort Washington, Clinton, Brandywine and Bryans Road report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Accokeek with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Accokeek grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #210 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Markel Starks and Jennie Simms.
