Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of University Park’s subject grades are an A+ for walkability and incomes and an A for health; the weakest is a D for schools. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in University Park, against 42% in Maryland’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 31 of Maryland’s 328 towns score higher on walkability. University Park's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. University Park has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them University Park Historic District and University Park Historic District (Boundary Increase). University Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where University Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University Park Elementary | PK–5 | 538 |
Where University 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 University Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 878 in 1940, 2,454 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around University 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 draw7 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw9 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 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 University Park, 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 University Park.
University Park beats the Maryland average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in University Park, below both the Maryland town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 7% of University Park adults smoke cigarettes.
| University Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | University Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
The typical University Park home is worth about $652,000, down 2.1% in a year, 53% above the Maryland typical home. The median rent in University Park is $3,200 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in University Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave University Park for work: only 0% work in town. University Park’s median household income is $208,000. The top destinations are Washington (31%), College Park (14%) and Bethesda (4%).
| University Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $208,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
University 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
Among 56 Maryland towns, just 3 have a lower violent crime rate than University Park.
| University Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.3 per 1,000 residents | 13.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
34 within 15 miles of the center of University Park
About 6 of every 100 University Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
2 places in University Park on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland
University Park is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,454 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with University Park.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Park | — | — | C− | B | D | A |
| Hyattsville | #242 | C− | C− | D− | D | B+ |
| Adelphi | #234 | C− | C | — | D | C |
| College Park | – | B− | C+ | — | D | B+ |
| Riverdale Park | #250 | D | C− | D | D | C |
University Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Adelphi and College Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare University Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.1 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−.
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