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24,514people live here $72,100median household income▼ 11% below US $1,735median rent per month▲ 23% above US $313,900median home valueNear US average

Landover 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 Landover

Landover is an unincorporated community in Maryland with air quality that stays clean most of the year, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Landover deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, a poverty rate above the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Clean air
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters

How Landover compares

Median household income

Landover$72,100

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Landover$1,735

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Landover$313,900

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Landover

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

To rent

$3,470

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $69,400 a year
58% of Landover renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$62,780

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $31,390
Homes cost 4.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 23% above US

$1,735/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,735 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $313,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $313,900 · 58% 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

Landover 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▲ 33% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 34.7 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; 10% take public transit; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

64%

Work from home

10%

Public transit

9.5%

Carpool

9.2%

Walk

4.6%

Other

2.7%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 30°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▼ 38% below US

23% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 23%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, 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 Greenbelt Park (3 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Landover's strongest points are air quality that stays clean most of the year and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,735/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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