Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 21,508: a town in Maryland.
A tough set of grades. Health is its weak spot (D): residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Homes run about $363K for a typical one, 2.9 times the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking 248th of 259 in Maryland. On that grade it does better than 12% of U.S. towns. It lags on schools as well (D): its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. Langley Park is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Langley Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Langley Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 43.6% | 8.7% |
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.
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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).
Only one of the 261 Maryland towns we compare has a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Langley Park. Langley Park: 38% of adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Maryland town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). No town among the 261 in Maryland we compare has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Langley Park. The share of adults in Langley Park who get no exercise outside work: 44%.
| 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 the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Langley Park teach 1,241 students between them.
| 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 losses in Langley Park break down as 48% from inland flooding and 16% from heat waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Langley Park sits below four fifths of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
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.
In Langley Park, 3.1% of workers do their job from home. The town’s middle household income stands at $85,000, below Maryland’s towns ($113,000) but above U.S. towns ($80,000). Its average commute comes in at 39 minutes. Most people who work leave Langley Park to do it: just 2% work in town.
| Langley Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 7% | 9.6% |
| 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 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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 that grade.
For households in Langley Park, the share who are owner-occupiers is 24%. The typical Langley Park home is worth about $363,000, up 0.9% in a year, 14% below the Maryland typical home. Its going rate for rent comes in at $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
For Langley Park, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.1 miles 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.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
