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The best of Landover Hills’ subject grades is an A+ for walkability; the weakest is a D− for safety. Landover Hills’ property crime rate is 44.5 per 1,000 residents, where Maryland’s towns sit at 13.9 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Only 2 of Maryland’s 63 towns score lower on safety. Landover Hills's schools rank behind 92% of the state's. No town in Maryland scores lower than Landover Hills on civic life. Landover Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Landover Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Landover Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,661 in 1950, 1,815 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Landover Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw10 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw3 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Landover Hills, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Landover Hills.
Landover Hills reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less. At 6.7 per 1,000 residents, Landover Hills’ violent crime rate is above both Maryland’s towns (2.3) and U.S. towns (1.6).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 196 | – |
| New Hope Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 175 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Landover Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. Landover Hills’ July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Landover Hills for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Landover Hills is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Landover Hills has added 356 jobs, to 713 in 2023.
| Landover Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Landover Hills home is worth about $354,000, down 4.7% in a year, 17% below the Maryland typical home. 84% of households own their home in Landover Hills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
23% of Landover Hills adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Landover Hills. 27% of Landover Hills adults worry about having enough food.
| Landover Hills | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 8% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Landover Hills | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20.8% | 25.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 23% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Landover Hills Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
32 within 15 miles of the center of Landover Hills
About 4 of every 100 Landover Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Town in Maryland
Landover Hills is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,815. The town has a neighborhood named Defense Heights.
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3 towns share a border with Landover Hills.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landover Hills | — | — | B− | D− | D | C+ |
| Landover | #225 | C | B− | — | D | C |
| Woodlawn | #175 | C+ | B− | — | D | C+ |
| New Carrollton | #236 | C− | C | C− | D | C+ |
Landover Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Landover and Woodlawn report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Landover Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.8 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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