Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,418, settled in 1855.
The best of Croom’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for schools. Croom’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 22 of Maryland’s 328 towns score higher on cost of living. 29% of the land in Croom is conserved, above both Maryland’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Croom has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pleasant Hills and John W. Coffren House and Store. Croom has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Croom beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Croom’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 Croom is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Croom. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw18 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw19 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw18 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 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
Croom 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Croom.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Frederick Douglass High, with 1,183 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,183 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Croom.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
35 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Croom’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. Jug Bay Natural Area, at 1,437 acres with 18.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jug Bay Natural Area | 18.7 mi | 1,437 |
| 2. Patuxent River Park III | 5 mi | 422 |
| 3. Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center | 3.5 mi | 1,483 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Croom for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Croom is $188,000. Jobs based in Croom fell to 644 in 2023, 216 fewer than in 2013.
| Croom | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $188,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
25% of Croom residents are 65 or older. Only 3 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher median age than Croom. 44% of Croom adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Croom | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 42% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 135 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.1 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 77% are men (MD 41%).
| Croom | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.9% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Croom beats the Maryland average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Croom.
| Croom | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Croom | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 15.8% | 19.4% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Croom 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
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Croom
About 3 of every 100 Croom residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
6 places in Croom on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Maryland
Croom is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,720. Croom largely consists of former tobacco farms and forests converted to Washington bedroom subdivisions such as nearby Marlton. The main part of Patuxent River Park (Jug Bay Natural Area) is located in Croom.
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7 towns share a border with Croom.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croom | — | — | B+ | — | D | B+ |
| Baden | — | — | C+ | — | D | B+ |
| Marlton | #222 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Brandywine | #220 | C | C− | — | D | B |
| Queensland | — | — | C− | — | D | B− |
| Dunkirk | — | — | B | — | A− | A |
| Cedarville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlboro Meadows | #224 | C | C | — | D | B− |
Croom, Baden, Queensland and Dunkirk have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Croom, Baden, Marlton, Brandywine, Queensland, Dunkirk and Marlboro Meadows report no FBI crime data of their own. Cedarville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Croom with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 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 B+.
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