St. Matthew's Church · National Register of Historic Places
Cedar Heights’s story
Cedar Heights in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Cedar HeightsMD
A town of 2,213.
3 bordering townsMap →
St. Matthew's Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domain
Population
2,213
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$331K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
30.1
years
Jobs based here
86
A commuter town
Is Cedar Heights a good place to live?
Cedar Heights’ best subject grade is an A+ for walkability; its weakest is a D for schools. Only 11 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on health. St. Matthew's Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cedar Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cedar Heights stand out
Where Cedar Heights beats most towns.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Cedar Heights for work
Where Cedar Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
86jobs based in Cedar Heights
0%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Cedar Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Cedar Heights is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 12.3 of 20; 1.8% of households have no carA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 7% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →SchoolsBehind 92% of Maryland districts on tests and graduationDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 88% of U.S. towns; University of MD Capital Region Medical Center 3.5 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $331K, 2.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 313 attractions →White House and 285 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw8 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · 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
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Getting set up
Moving to Cedar Heights: who provides what
Cedar Heights is unincorporated, so Prince George's County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPotomac Electric Power21.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWSSC WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPrince George's CountyPrince George's County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePrince George's County Board of ElectionsPrince George's County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code2074320743 100%Census 2020
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 Cedar Heights.
HealthD
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cedar Heights than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
30% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cedar Heights, above both the Maryland town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 39% of adults feel lonely in Cedar Heights. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Cedar Heights.
12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Cedar Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 23% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Maryland
3 better4 too close to call25 worse
| What stands out | Cedar Heights | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20.8% | 8.4% |
University of MD Capital Region Medical Center
3.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Cedar Heights faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
7risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cedar Heights’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Cedar Heights for work: only 0% work in town. Cedar Heights’ average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 32 minutes in Maryland’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Cedar Heights fell to 86 in 2023, 151 fewer than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Cedar Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Cedar Heights0%
Washington37%
Lake Arbor4%
Landover2%
Baltimore2%
6 mi
median commute distance
86
jobs based in Cedar Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Cedar Heights
Cedar 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.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–46°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–86°
Fall48–68°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11.9%conserved
11.9%
conserved · 16 of 137 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Heights Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade B−
Homes in Cedar Heights sell for about $205K
49% of Cedar Heights households own their home.
$205Kmedian sale price
| Cedar Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,800 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cedar Heights
17pages on Cedar Heights
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
32 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Heights
University of Maryland Global CampusUniversity or college · Public · Adelphi3.2 mi$8,136 in-state tuitionPrince George's Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Largo4.5 mi$4,034 in-state tuitionGallaudet UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington, DC4.7 mi$19,654 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Cedar Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Cedar Heights
Census-designated place in Maryland
Cedar Heights is a census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 1,597.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
Cedar Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cedar Heights.
Seat PleasantFairmount HeightsSummerfieldCedar Heights
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Heights | — | — | B− | — | D | D |
| Seat Pleasant | #243 | D | B+ | D | D | C |
| Fairmount Heights | — | — | C | — | D | D |
| Summerfield | #200 | C | C | — | D | B− |
Cedar Heights and Fairmount Heights have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cedar Heights, Fairmount Heights and Summerfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cedar Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Cedar Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Heights, MD expensive?
The typical home is worth about $331,000, 22% below the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.