Andrews AFBMD
A town of 3,130, settled in 1945.
What should you know before moving to Andrews AFB?
Andrews AFB's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, 179th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $87K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about for a typical one and times the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Andrews AFB’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,699 a month, above both Maryland’s towns ($1,809 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On cost of living, just 1 of Maryland’s 328 towns do worse. Andrews AFB is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns.
What makes Andrews AFB stand out
Where Andrews AFB beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Francis T. Evans Elementary | PK–5 | 393 |
| Imagine Andrews Public Charter | K–8 | 347 |
Every workday, about 1,796 people come to Andrews AFB for work
Where Andrews AFB’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Andrews AFB grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Andrews AFB is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 283 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Andrews AFB. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw12 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw10 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumPhoto credits
White 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Andrews AFB: who provides what
Andrews AFB 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Andrews AFB.
Andrews AFB draws workers from Washington and beyond, has less heart disease than most of Maryland and is mostly renters.
Open space protected for good: 1.7% of Andrews AFB
15 miles of trail. Andrews AFB’s concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile. Only 10 of the 248 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Andrews AFB.
| Andrews AFB | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Andrews AFB’s schools trail 92% of Maryland districts
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. 2 public schools serve Andrews AFB, with 740 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis T. Evans ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 393 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
In Andrews AFB, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
1,815 jobs are based in Andrews AFB, 2.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.5 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Andrews AFB: just over one in ten workers work from home. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 346, to 1,815. Half commute less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Washington (10%), Baltimore (5%) and Columbia (2%).
| Andrews AFB | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Andrews AFB faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Andrews AFB than in 99% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Andrews AFB break down as 48% from inland flooding and 14% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Andrews AFB than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Maryland is heart disease: 2% of its 2,174 adults have heart disease, against 5.8% statewide. Its A for health tops all 5 graded neighbors; Westphalia (A−) comes closest.
CDC measures, 32 in all: Andrews AFB beats Maryland on 13 and trails on 7. Only one of the 261 Maryland towns we compare has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Andrews AFB. Among adults locally, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Andrews AFB | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.4% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Andrews AFB | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.5% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More adults under 35 in Andrews AFB than across Maryland
Only 1.1% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Maryland.
In Andrews AFB, just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are two in five residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 22% of residents (40% statewide). The median age for Andrews AFB comes to 24.4 years.
| Andrews AFB | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 42% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Andrews AFB | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 27.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.6% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 9.1% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.4% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
In Andrews AFB, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 26° and July afternoons at 88°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Andrews AFB
Colleges nearby
27 within 15 miles of the center of Andrews AFB
College town 15 of every 100 Andrews AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Andrews AFB
U.S. airbase
Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint Base Andrews. Andrews, located near Morningside, Maryland, in suburban Washington, D.C., is the home base of two Boeing VC-25A aircraft with the call sign Air Force One when the president is on board, that serve the president of the United States, and the president is typically flown in and out of Andrews when travelling from Washington, D.C. by plane. The host unit at Andrews is the 316th Wing, assigned to t…
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- Established
- 1945
- Elevation
- 279 ft
Andrews AFB’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Andrews AFB.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews AFB | #179 | C+ | D− | — | D | A |
| Camp Springs | #174 | C+ | C | — | D | B− |
| Melwood | #229 | C− | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Clinton | #192 | C+ | C+ | — | D | B− |
| Morningside | — | — | C | — | D | B− |
| Westphalia | #177 | C+ | C | — | D | A− |
Morningside has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, Melwood, Clinton, Morningside and Westphalia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Andrews AFB with a neighbor →
Questions about Andrews AFB
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Andrews AFB, MD a good place to live?
Andrews AFB grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #179 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A for health and D for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.