Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 21,508.
Langley Park grades D overall, 248th among Maryland's 259 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. Its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Langley Park, against 7% in Maryland’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 2 have a higher share of children under 18 than Langley Park. Langley Park is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Langley Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Langley Park’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 Langley Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 6%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 16,214 in 2000, 20,126 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Langley Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw7 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw8 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
Langley Park 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 Langley Park.
Langley Park sends many workers across the state line and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Maryland rate.
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its D, from Adelphi (C) to Silver Spring (A).
38% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Langley Park. Langley Park beats the Maryland average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Langley Park.
| Langley Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Langley Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.8% | 25.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 43.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park-McCormick ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 697 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Langley Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
30% of working residents cross a state line to work. The average commute for its 3,819 working residents takes 39.2 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
3.1% of Langley Park workers work from home. Most working residents leave Langley Park for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Langley Park is 39 minutes.
| Langley Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 3.1% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Langley Park 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
At 2.9 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home (about $363K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
The typical Langley Park home is worth about $363,000, up 0.9% in a year, 14% below the Maryland typical home. Only 6 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Langley Park. Langley Park’s median rent is $1,707 a month.
| Langley Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 24% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,707 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park, at 44 acres.
| Langley Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park | — | 44 |
| 2. Langley-Hampshire Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
37 within 15 miles of the center of Langley Park
About 2 of every 100 Langley Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Langley Park is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is located inside the Capital Beltway, on the northwest edge of Prince George's County, bordering Montgomery County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 20,126.
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4 towns share a border with Langley Park.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Adelphi (C−) is closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | #248 | D | C+ | — | D | D |
| Adelphi | #234 | C− | C | — | D | C |
| Chillum | #230 | C− | C+ | — | D | C+ |
| Silver Spring | #76 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Takoma Park | #150 | B | C− | D− | B+ | A |
Langley Park, Adelphi, Chillum and Silver Spring report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Langley Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Langley Park grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #248 of 259 in Maryland. It grades D for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2.9 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+.
