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City in Maryland, United States

College Park

$432kMedian Home
292Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 34k· Elev. 69 ftWikipedia

College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Sports Footprint

League Snapshot
1 Teams/Programs1 College
College Programs
1
Maryland Terrapins
Source: local sports dataset (`data/sports.csv`)
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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$432k
Median Home Price
Rent burden35% of income
Household Income
$77k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7/10
Internet
Fiber
95%
Cable
99%
address availability
05

Climate

Sunshine
292
sunny days per year
80% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
57"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population34k
Altitude69 ftabove sea level
Median Age22 yrs
College Educated50%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home15%of workforce
Poverty Rate28%

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