KonterraMD
A town of 3,641.
What should you know before moving to Konterra?
Konterra's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, 213th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. The median household earns $130K and it has 8 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Konterra’s median rent is $2,972 a month, above both Maryland’s towns ($1,809 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Fairland Regional Park, at 137 acres with 3.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Konterra stand out
Where Konterra beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Beltsville Adventist School | K–8 | 205 |
| Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter | K–12 | 1,681 |
Konterra has grown 25% from 2010 to 2020
2,527 counted in 2010 and 3,158 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Konterra grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Konterra is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 282 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Konterra. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw16 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw15 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumPhoto 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 · 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
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Moving to Konterra: who provides what
Konterra 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Konterra.
Konterra draws workers from Washington and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland; it also has property taxes 1.6 times the Maryland norm.
6.3% of Konterra is conserved land
8.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Konterra’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Konterra | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fairland Regional Park | 3.4 mi | 137 |
| 2. McKnew Conservation Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Fairland Recreational Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Konterra earns a D
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter, with 1,681 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beltsville Adventist School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 205 | – |
| Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,681 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Konterra
7,710 jobs are based in Konterra, 5.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 32.4% of workers work from home, against 19.3% across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Konterra for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Konterra grew to 7,710 in 2023, 1,570 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Konterra is 30 minutes.
| Konterra | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $130,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Konterra
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Konterra binge drink than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 55% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 4,549 U.S. towns with household incomes like Konterra’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
9.7% of Konterra adults binge drink. No town among the 261 in Maryland we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Konterra. 7.6% of Konterra adults smoke cigarettes.
| Konterra | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 14% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Konterra | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.9% | 19.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults with diabetes | 16.2% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Konterra has four seasons and pleasant summers
Konterra has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Maryland’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Konterra. 17% never finished high school.
| Konterra | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 42% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Konterra’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Konterra | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.6% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.3% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Konterra sell for about $460K
The median property tax bill is $6,514, against $4,093 across Maryland, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Konterra
Colleges nearby
28 within 15 miles of the center of Konterra
About 4 of every 100 Konterra residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Every workday, about 7,688 people come to Konterra for work
Where Konterra’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Konterra
CDP in Maryland
Konterra is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,158 at the 2020 census. Parts of Konterra were previously defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as being in the West Laurel census-designated place.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 138 ft
Konterra’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Konterra.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konterra | #213 | C | C− | — | D | B+ |
| Laurel | #226 | C− | C | D | D | B+ |
| Beltsville | #203 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Calverton | #159 | B− | C− | — | C | B+ |
| West Laurel | #167 | B− | C | — | D | A− |
| South Laurel | #208 | C | C− | — | D | B |
| Burtonsville | #38 | A | C | — | B+ | A |
| Fairland | #72 | A− | C | — | B+ | A− |
Konterra, Beltsville, Calverton, West Laurel, South Laurel, Burtonsville and Fairland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Konterra with a neighbor →
Questions about Konterra
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Konterra, MD a good place to live?
Konterra grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #213 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Konterra, MD expensive?
Yes. That is 3.6 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−.