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16,063people live here $82,785median household incomeNear US average $1,545median rent per monthNear US average $364,000median home valueNear US average

Hillcrest Heights is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Hillcrest Heights

Hillcrest Heights is an unincorporated community in Maryland with air quality that stays clean most of the year, schools with smaller class sizes than the national average, and public transit that many commuters actually use. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Hillcrest Heights deals with long average commutes and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio
Public transit that many commuters use

The not so good

Long commutes
Shrinking population

How Hillcrest Heights compares

Median household income

Hillcrest Heights$82,785

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Hillcrest Heights$1,545

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Hillcrest Heights$364,000

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Hillcrest Heights

Based on Hillcrest Heights's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,090

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $61,800 a year
45% of Hillcrest Heights renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$72,800

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $36,400
Homes cost 4.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,545/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,545 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $364,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $364,000 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Prince George's County is 4.4%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Prince George's County (county-wide)

Safety

265 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Hillcrest Heights doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Prince George's County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1919/100k · Policed by Prince George's County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 43% above US

37 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 37.2 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% take public transit; 17% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

63%

Work from home

17%

Public transit

12%

Carpool

5.1%

Other

2.5%

Walk

1.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 16% below US

30% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 30% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (2 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Hillcrest Heights's strongest points are air quality that stays clean most of the year and public transit that many commuters actually use; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($1,545/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (17% of workers here already work from home) and people who would rather not drive. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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