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The weak point is schools (D): its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Overall, Coral Hills earns a C−: better than 24% of U.S. towns, and 227th of 259 in Maryland. On walkability it is strong: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. At about $322K, a typical home costs 2.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 18% of residents live below the poverty line here, against 7% in Maryland’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Coral Hills’ typical journey to work is 35 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Coral Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Where Coral Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| William W. Hall Academy | PK–8 | 444 |
| Bradbury Heights Elementary | PK–5 | 354 |
| Doswell E. Brooks Elementary | PK–5 | 291 |
Census counts: 10,720 in 2000, 9,997 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Where Coral Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Coral Hills.
Coral Hills sends many workers across the state line to Arlington and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Maryland rate.
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William W. Hall AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 444 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected losses in Coral Hills break down as 41% from inland flooding and 15% from heat waves. Compared with 98% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in the town since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
44% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Coral Hills has 630 jobs for its 4,075 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Coral Hills dropped by 71, to 630. Coral Hills’ middle household income is $69,000. For half of commuters, work is under 6 miles away. Among working residents here, 0.5% work locally.
| Coral Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home (about $322K) costs less against local pay than in 94% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. 72.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 3.4%. Coral Hills’ going rate for rent stands at $1,788 a month. On the market in the town: a median 52 days to sell.
| Coral Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,788 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 10 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Coral Hills. The town does better than the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 17. In Coral Hills, 46% of adults have obesity.
| Coral Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Coral Hills | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 15.1% | 19.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 24.7% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coral Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw8 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw4 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 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Coral Hills 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.
31 within 15 miles of the center of Coral Hills
About 6 of every 100 Coral Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland
Coral Hills is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,997.
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3 towns share a border with Coral Hills.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Suitland (C) is closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Hills | #227 | C− | B− | — | D | C |
| Capitol Heights | #197 | C | A− | C− | D | C |
| Walker Mill | #217 | C | B− | — | D | C |
| Suitland | #219 | C | B− | — | D | C+ |
Coral Hills, Walker Mill and Suitland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coral Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Coral Hills grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #227 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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