Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Colmar Manor’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, walkability, and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for schools. Colmar Manor’s property crime rate is 34.1 per 1,000 residents, where Maryland’s towns sit at 13.9 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Only 4 of Maryland’s 329 towns score higher on incomes. Colmar Manor reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, including the crimes it reported to the FBI. 56% of the land in Colmar Manor is conserved, above both the Maryland town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 1 of Maryland’s 329 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Colmar Manor Community Park, at 84 acres. Colmar Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Colmar Manor beats most towns.
1,404 counted in 2010 and 1,588 in 2020; an estimated 1,590 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Colmar Manor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,225 in 1930, 1,588 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Colmar Manor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw5 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw5 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw7 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw5 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 Colmar Manor, 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 Colmar Manor.
0.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Colmar Manor’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Colmar Manor Community Park | 0.6 mi | 84 |
| 2. Anacostia River Stream Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 83 |
| 3. Bladensburg Waterfront Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The violent crime rate in Colmar Manor is 0 per 1,000 residents. Colmar Manor reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Colmar Manor for work: only 1% work in town. 2.3% of Colmar Manor residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Colmar Manor fell to 247 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013.
| Colmar Manor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Colmar Manor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Colmar Manor has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Colmar Manor home is worth about $344,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the Maryland typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
23% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Colmar Manor. Only 7 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Colmar Manor. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Colmar Manor.
| Colmar Manor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 8% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 79% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Colmar Manor | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 15% | 19.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
34 within 15 miles of the center of Colmar Manor
About 5 of every 100 Colmar Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
55.8% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Town in Maryland
Colmar Manor is a town located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,588. As the town developed at the beginning of the 20th century, it assumed a name derived from its proximity to the District of Columbia—the first syllable of Columbia and that of Maryland were combined to form "Colmar". Colmar Manor was incorporated in 1927.
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One town shares a border with Colmar Manor.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colmar Manor | — | — | C+ | D | D | C+ |
| Cottage City | — | — | B− | — | D | C |
Colmar Manor and Cottage City have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cottage City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Colmar Manor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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