What should you know before moving to Glenarden?
Glenarden's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 151st among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $106K and it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Glenarden’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 32 minutes in Maryland’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Glenarden stand out
Where Glenarden beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Glenarden Woods Elementary | 2–5 | 516 |
| Ardmore Elementary | PK–5 | 470 |
| Genesis Christian Day School | PK–K | 16 |
How Glenarden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Glenarden 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 B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 285 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glenarden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
Big draw10 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw11 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchPhoto credits
White 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 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0
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Moving to Glenarden: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glenarden, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glenarden.
Glenarden fares better on crime within Maryland than nationally and sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
For schools, Glenarden earns a D
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenarden Woods ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 516 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Glenarden, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Glenarden, expect four seasons and hot summers
Glenarden 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Glenarden’s working residents commute to Washington
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Glenarden has about as many jobs (2,281) as working residents, but only 26 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Glenarden for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Glenarden grew to 2,281 in 2023, 863 more than in 2013. 5.3% of Glenarden residents live below the poverty line.
| Glenarden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glenarden is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,684 U.S. towns with household incomes like Glenarden’s, it is less healthy than 88%, so it trails even them.
Glenarden beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 47% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Glenarden.
| Glenarden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Glenarden | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.9% | 19.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crime per resident in Glenarden is lower than in 58% of U.S. towns
At 15.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 78% of Maryland’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Glenarden’s violent crime rate is 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Glenarden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.1 per 1,000 residents | 14.4 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Glenarden’s typical home value is about $407K
The typical Glenarden home is worth about $407,000, down 1.8% in a year, close to the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Glenarden is $1,620 a month.
| Glenarden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,620 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 74% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Glenarden
Colleges nearby
31 within 15 miles of the center of Glenarden
About 5 of every 100 Glenarden residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Famous people from Glenarden
6 notable people were born in Glenarden.
About Glenarden
City in Maryland, United States
Glenarden is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,402.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1919
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Area code
- 301
Glenarden’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Glenarden.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Springdale (B−) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenarden | #151 | B | B− | B | D | C+ |
| Landover | #225 | C | B− | — | D | C |
| Springdale | #164 | B− | C+ | — | D | B |
| Summerfield | #200 | C | C | — | D | B− |
| Lake Arbor | #169 | B− | C− | — | D | B+ |
Landover, Springdale, Summerfield and Lake Arbor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Glenarden with a neighbor →
Questions about Glenarden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glenarden, MD a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Glenarden grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #151 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Glenarden, MD expensive?
That is 3.2 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−.
What is Glenarden, MD known for?
6 notable people were born here, including Rhamat Alhassan and Ja'Whaun Bentley.