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A town of 13,772, settled in 1876.
Glenn Dale's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, ranked 170th of 259 in Maryland. The median household earns $134K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Glenn Dale’s median household income is $134,000, where Maryland’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Glenn Dale has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility and Marietta.
Where Glenn Dale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dale Elementary | K–5 | 493 |
| Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School | PK–8 | 442 |
| Reid Temple Christian Academy | PK–8 | 180 |
Where Glenn Dale’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 Glenn Dale is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 8%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,106 in 1980, 14,698 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers and 7 maps from 1900 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glenn Dale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw16 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 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
Glenn Dale 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 Glenn Dale.
Glenn Dale owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dale ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 493 | C− |
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 2006, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glenn Dale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
72.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.5% across Maryland.
The typical Glenn Dale home is worth about $632,000, about the same as a year ago, 49% above the Maryland typical home. 88% of households own their home in Glenn Dale.
| Glenn Dale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,698 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 4,112 U.S. towns with household incomes like Glenn Dale’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
14% of Glenn Dale adults have been diagnosed with depression. Glenn Dale beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of Glenn Dale adults report frequent mental distress.
| Glenn Dale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Glenn Dale | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 14% | 19.4% |
| Fewer smokers | 7.9% | 10.9% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 42% | 37.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Glenn Dale for work: only 1% work in town. Glenn Dale’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Glenn Dale has added 203 jobs, to 2,710 in 2023.
| Glenn Dale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glenn Dale 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
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Glenn Dale is 43.4 years. 51% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Glenn Dale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 42% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Glenn Dale | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Glenn Dale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln-Vista Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. High Bridge Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Folly Branch Stream Valley Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
24 within 15 miles of the center of Glenn Dale
About 5 of every 100 Glenn Dale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
3 places in Glenn Dale on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Maryland
Glenn Dale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 14,698 at the 2020 census. Glenn Dale is home to the Glenn Dale Hospital, an abandoned sanatorium, and the USDA Plant Introduction Station.
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5 towns share a border with Glenn Dale.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dale | #170 | B− | C | — | D | A− |
| Bowie | #173 | C+ | C | C | D | A− |
| Lanham | #212 | C | C | — | D | B− |
| Fairwood | #166 | B− | D | — | D | A− |
| Seabrook | #207 | C | C | — | D | B− |
| Mitchellville | #182 | C+ | D | — | D | B+ |
Glenn Dale, Lanham, Fairwood, Seabrook and Mitchellville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Glenn Dale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Glenn Dale grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #170 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
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 C.
2 notable people were born here, including Kaila Charles and Jaret Patterson.
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