Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Silver Hill, Maryland substation II, 1920
Silver Hill’s story
162 years in pictures
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
- 1864Silver Hill is settled
Silver HillMD
A town of 5,193, settled in 1864.
Population
5,193
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$323K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
43.7
years
Jobs based here
524
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#205 of 259 in MD
Is Silver Hill a good place to live?
Silver Hill's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, 205th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 92% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. 18% of the land in Silver Hill is conserved, where Maryland’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 3 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower owner-occupancy rate than Silver Hill. The biggest park or preserve is Henson Creek Stream Valley Park, at 129 acres.
What makes Silver Hill stand out
Where Silver Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Natural hazardsA+
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
WalkabilityA+
More walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
11.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
Prince George's County Public Schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Overlook Elementary | PK–5 | 255 |
Worth knowing · SchoolsD
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Silver Hill for work
Where Silver Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
524jobs based in Silver Hill
0%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Silver Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Silver Hill is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 1% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 12.8 of 20; 30.9% of households have no carA+Open →SchoolsDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 72% of U.S. towns; United Medical Center 2.5 miles awayCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $323K, 2.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household incomeBOpen →Jobs & incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 312 attractions →White House and 282 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw7 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw7 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, 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
Getting set up
Moving to Silver Hill: who provides what
Silver Hill is unincorporated, so Prince George's County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPotomac Electric Power21.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWSSC WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPrince George's CountyPrince George's County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePrince George's County Board of ElectionsPrince George's County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code2074620746 100%Census 2020
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 Silver Hill.
Silver Hill sends many workers across the state line to Arlington and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has household incomes well below the Maryland norm.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Silver Hill faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Since 2019, Silver Hill has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 38% come from inland flooding and 15% from heat waves.
1risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2019
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsD
Silver Hill earns a D for schools
Its one school is below. 255 students attend Silver Hill’s public school.
8%of MD districts it outscoresDSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlook ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 255 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
About two in five of Silver Hill’s working residents commute to Washington
40% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Silver Hill has 524 jobs for its 2,412 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Silver Hill dropped by 128, to 524. Silver Hill’s middle household income stands at $61,000, below both the Maryland town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000), while 16% of residents live below the poverty line here. The average trip to work locally is 33 minutes.
0%work in town
| Silver Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Silver Hill0%
Washington39%
Arlington3%
Alexandria3%
Baltimore2%
7 mi
median commute distance
524
jobs based in Silver Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Silver Hill stands out in Maryland and nationally: a larger share of its adults have obesity
For adults in Silver Hill, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 16%. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Silver Hill. In Silver Hill, 30% of adults worry about having enough food, and 40% feel lonely. This Maryland town does better than the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 19.
28%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Silver Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 36% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Maryland
4 better9 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Silver Hill | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.7% | 15.4% |
United Medical Center
2.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
9th
percentile among MD towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsB−
Conservation land takes up 18.3% of Silver Hill
0.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Silver Hill’s density of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
18.3%conserved
18.3%
conserved · 156 of 853 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henson Creek Stream Valley Park | — | 129 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Silver Hill
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
6″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–46°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–86°
Fall48–68°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Apr 3
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade B
Homes in Silver Hill sell for about $250K
At 2.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 93% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Silver Hill’s median rent comes in at $1,523 a month.
$250Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Silver Hill
17pages on Silver Hill
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
29 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Hill
Strayer University-MarylandUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Suitland1.4 mi$13,920 tuitionPrince George's Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Largo7 mi$4,034 in-state tuitionUniversity of Maryland Global CampusUniversity or college · Public · Adelphi7 mi$8,136 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Silver Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Silver Hill
Census-designated place in Maryland
Silver Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,381. Prior to 2010, Silver Hill was part of the Suitland-Silver Hill census-designated place.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 290 ft
Silver Hill’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Silver Hill.
Camp SpringsSuitlandMarlow HeightsSilver Hill
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Hill | #205 | C | B | — | D | C |
| Camp Springs | #174 | C+ | C | — | D | B− |
| Suitland | #219 | C | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Marlow Heights | #246 | D | C+ | — | D | C− |
Silver Hill, Camp Springs, Suitland and Marlow Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Silver Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Silver Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Hill, MD a good place to live?
Silver Hill grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #205 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Silver Hill, MD expensive?
The typical home is worth about $323,000, 24% 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.