Town in Prince George's County, Maryland, US

Riverdale

$457kMedian Home
299Sunny Days/yr
72°FAvg High Temp

Riverdale Park, formerly known and often referred to as Riverdale, is a semi-urban town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, a suburb in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The population was 7,351 as of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

State Context

MarylandU.S. state

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east, as well as with the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. to the southwest. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6.1 million ranks it the 19th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.00% - 5.75%Avg sales tax: 6.00%Property tax: 0.82%

About the Region

Mid-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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$457k
Median Home Price
Rent burden50% of income
Household Income
$62k
Median annual
05

Climate

Sunshine
299
sunny days per year
82% of the year
Avg High Temp
72°F
annual average
Humidity
72%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
86/100
Excellent
Temp Swing
34°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
63"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
51
Moderate AQI
07

Demographics

Median Age37 yrs
College Educated18%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce

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