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A town of 3,338, settled in 1888.
Berwyn Heights's standout: it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 171st of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The median household earns $147K and residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Berwyn Heights’ median rent is $2,958 a month, above both the Maryland town median ($1,809 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Berwyn Heights's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 55 Maryland towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Berwyn Heights.
Where Berwyn Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Heights Elementary | K–5 | 421 |
Where Berwyn Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Berwyn Heights is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 8%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 228 in 1930, 3,345 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2001 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berwyn Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw11 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berwyn Heights, and how to reach them.
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 Berwyn Heights.
Berwyn Heights sends many workers across the state line, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Heights ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 421 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Against the 3,005 U.S. towns with household incomes like Berwyn Heights’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
73% of Berwyn Heights adults had a checkup this year. Berwyn Heights beats the Maryland average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 17% of Berwyn Heights adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Berwyn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Berwyn Heights | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berwyn Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22% of working residents cross a state line to work. Jobs based here fell from 647 in 2013 to 458.
Most working residents leave Berwyn Heights for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Berwyn Heights fell to 458 in 2023, 189 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Berwyn Heights is 32 minutes.
| Berwyn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $147,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Berwyn Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 72 to 25 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Berwyn Heights’ property crime rate is 6.9 per 1,000 residents. Within Maryland, it does better than 69% of towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
People 65 and older are 11% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland. 24% never finished high school.
| Berwyn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 42% | 29% |
41% women, 59% men
About 144 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Berwyn Heights | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 24% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
The median property tax bill is $6,293, against $4,093 across Maryland, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Berwyn Heights home is worth about $438,000, down 1.1% in a year, close to the Maryland typical home. 89% of households own their home in Berwyn Heights.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 248 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Berwyn Heights. The biggest park or preserve is Indian Creek Stream Valley Park, at 52 acres.
| Berwyn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Creek Stream Valley Park | — | 52 |
| 2. Berwyn Heights Sports Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Berwyn Heights Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
32 within 15 miles of the center of Berwyn Heights
About 6 of every 100 Berwyn Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Town in Maryland
Berwyn Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,345. It is bordered by College Park to the west, Greenbelt to the northeast, and Riverdale Park to the south.
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2 towns share a border with Berwyn Heights.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Heights | #171 | C+ | C− | C+ | D | A− |
| Greenbelt | #235 | C− | B− | D− | D | B |
| College Park | – | B− | C+ | — | D | B+ |
College Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Berwyn Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Berwyn Heights grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #171 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Maryland, it does better than 69% of towns.
Yes. That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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