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A town of 16,981.
Glassmanor's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C−, 237th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. It is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. On health, just 22 of Maryland’s 329 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Owens Road Park, at 21 acres. Only 3 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Glassmanor.
Where Glassmanor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Barnaby Manor Elementary | PK–5 | 438 |
| Valley View Elementary | PK–5 | 351 |
| Glassmanor Elementary | K–5 | 261 |
Where Glassmanor’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 Glassmanor is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 8%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 7,751 in 1980, 18,430 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glassmanor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw5 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw5 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Glassmanor 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 Glassmanor.
Glassmanor sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is mostly renters.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Potomac High, with 1,347 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnaby Manor ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 438 | D− |
| Potomac HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,347 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glassmanor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
48% of adults have obesity in Glassmanor, against 36% in Maryland’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 16% of Glassmanor adults have diabetes. Glassmanor beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 25.
| Glassmanor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Glassmanor | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 34.7% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
55% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Glassmanor has 591 jobs for its 6,327 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Glassmanor for work: only 0% work in town. Glassmanor’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Glassmanor.
| Glassmanor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glassmanor has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 27° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Glassmanor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Owens Road Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.8 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. 64.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
The median rent in Glassmanor is $1,567 a month. Only 10 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Glassmanor.
| Glassmanor | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 35% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,567 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
33 within 15 miles of the center of Glassmanor
About 5 of every 100 Glassmanor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Glassmanor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,430. In the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the United States Census Bureau had placed Glassmanor and the adjacent community of Oxon Hill in the "Oxon Hill-Glassmanor" census-designated place for statistical purposes. Glassmanor was last delineated separately in 1980, when the CDP recorded a population of 7,751. The original Glassmanor apartments were built circa 1950 by the Glassman company, just outside the border of southeast Washington. In the mid-1950s, the Eastover shopping center was built across the highway, followed by ot…
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4 towns share a border with Glassmanor.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassmanor | #237 | C− | B− | — | D | C− |
| Forest Heights | #183 | C+ | B | — | D | C+ |
| Marlow Heights | #246 | D | C+ | — | D | C− |
| Hillcrest Heights | #186 | C+ | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Oxon Hill | #168 | B− | B− | — | D | B− |
Glassmanor, Forest Heights, Marlow Heights, Hillcrest Heights and Oxon Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Glassmanor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Glassmanor grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #237 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $351,000, 17% 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−.
