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A town of 17,893.
Oxon Hill's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 168th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The median household earns $93K and it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Oxon Hill’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. St. Ignatius Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Oxon Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Public Charter | K–8 | 454 |
| Apple Grove Elementary | PK–5 | 277 |
| Oxon Hill Elementary | PK–5 | 215 |
Where Oxon Hill’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 Oxon Hill 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: 11,974 in 1970, a peak of 36,267 in 1980, 18,791 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1878 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 Oxon Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw9 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw8 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 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 · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Oxon Hill 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 Oxon Hill.
Oxon Hill sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Public CharterLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 454 | C |
| National Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 203 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oxon Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
46% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. The average commute for its 7,848 working residents takes 38.7 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Oxon Hill for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (28%), Arlington (4%) and Alexandria (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Oxon Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Henson Creek Stream Valley Park, at 425 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henson Creek Stream Valley Park | — | 425 |
| 2. Tucker Road Athletic Complex | 0.1 mi | 46 |
| 3. Southern Technical Recreation Complex | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oxon Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. Oxon Hill’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 77% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 9,546 U.S. towns with household incomes like Oxon Hill’s, it is less healthy than 67%, so it trails even them.
Oxon Hill beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 45% of Oxon Hill adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Oxon Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Oxon Hill | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.5% | 19.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.8 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
62% of households own their home in Oxon Hill.
| Oxon Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,721 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30 within 15 miles of the center of Oxon Hill
About 5 of every 100 Oxon Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
6 notable people were born in Oxon Hill.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Oxon Hill is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Oxon Hill is a close suburb of Washington, located southeast of the downtown district and east of Alexandria, Virginia. In 2008, the 300-acre (120 ha) National Harbor development on the shore of the Potomac River opened in Oxon Hill; it has since become a CDP of its own. For the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the United States Census Bureau defined a census-designated place consisting of Oxon Hill and the adjacent community of Glassmanor, designated Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 census, Oxon Hill was delineated separately and had a popu…
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8 towns share a border with Oxon Hill.
It grades higher overall than all 7 graded towns on its borders; Camp Springs (C+) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxon Hill | #168 | B− | B− | — | D | B− |
| Forest Heights | #183 | C+ | B | — | D | C+ |
| Friendly | #191 | C+ | C− | — | D | B− |
| Temple Hills | #238 | C− | C+ | — | D | C |
| Camp Springs | #174 | C+ | C | — | D | B− |
| Glassmanor | #237 | C− | B− | — | D | C− |
| National Harbor | #215 | C | D | — | D | B+ |
| Marlow Heights | #246 | D | C+ | — | D | C− |
Oxon Hill, Forest Heights, Friendly, Temple Hills, Camp Springs, Glassmanor, National Harbor and Marlow Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oxon Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Oxon Hill grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #168 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $360,000, 15% below the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
Oxon Hill has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 6 notable people were born here, including Ronald Darby and Clyde Duncan.
