Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,164, founded in 1918.
Cheverly's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C−, 228th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $124K and it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Cheverly’s property crime rate is 25.8 per 1,000 residents, against 13.8 in Maryland’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Cheverly's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Cheverly has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mount Hope and Cheverly Historic District.
Where Cheverly beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary | PK–5 | 518 |
| St. Ambrose Catholic School | PK–8 | 186 |
Where Cheverly’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 Cheverly is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (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: 996 in 1940, 6,170 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cheverly. 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 draw3 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 Cheverly, 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 Cheverly.
Cheverly sends many workers across the state line to Arlington and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland; it also has property taxes 1.5 times the Maryland norm.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Noon Spellman ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 518 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cheverly.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cheverly is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Cheverly | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cheverly Euclid Street Park | — | 18 |
| 2. Baltimore-Washington Parkway | — | 12 |
| 3. Cheverly Community Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Maryland, it does better than 39% of towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
39% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. 27.8% of workers work from home, against 19.3% across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Cheverly for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Cheverly fell to 834 in 2023, 203 fewer than in 2013. Cheverly’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Cheverly | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cheverly 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
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 53% of Cheverly adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Cheverly | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 42% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 65% are men (MD 48%).
| Cheverly | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.6% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 69% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 5,232 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cheverly’s, it is less healthy than 82%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Cheverly.
| Cheverly | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cheverly | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 16.3% | 19.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.9% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $6,143, against $4,093 across Maryland, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Cheverly home is worth about $454,000, down 3.5% in a year, 7% above the Maryland typical home.
| Cheverly | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,907 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 74% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
32 within 15 miles of the center of Cheverly
About 7 of every 100 Cheverly residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
21 notable people were born in Cheverly.
Town in Prince George's County, Maryland, US
Cheverly is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located very close to Washington, D.C., though not bordering it directly. The town was founded in 1918 and incorporated in 1931. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,170. Cheverly borders the communities of Tuxedo, Chapel Oaks, Landover, Landover Hills, Villa Heights, and Bladensburg. Cheverly is home to the Mount Hope, Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly Professional Building, PepsiCo bottling plant, Judith P Hoyer Early Childhood Center, Cheverly American Legion Post 108, Magruder Spring Historic Landmark, ABC Supply Company Inc., Washington Woodworking Company, Cheverly Sport Fair Fishing Store, an…
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2 towns share a border with Cheverly.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheverly | #228 | C− | C | C− | D | B |
| Landover | #225 | C | B− | — | D | C |
| Bladensburg | #252 | D | C+ | D | D | C− |
Landover reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Cheverly with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cheverly grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #228 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B for health, C− for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Maryland, it does better than 39% of towns.
That is 3.6 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.
21 notable people were born here, including Richard R. Arnold and Barry Christopher Knestout.
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