Forestville.
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Maryland·Prince George's County
5 tracts·14K people·$339K median·3,614/mi²
Black 84 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 5 · White 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 40 · Other 36 · Married couple 24
Retail 32 · Manufacturing 27 · Professional 19 · Leisure 9 · Health 9 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 19 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 14 · Transit 10 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Forestville is $339,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Forestville has 10,495 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 83.8% Black, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.2% White, 0.9% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Longfields Elementary (50%) and North Forestville Elementary (16%) lead the elementary schools; Drew-Freeman Middle is the middle school with reported scores (10%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,719/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forestville is $70,579 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Forestville, median rent is $1,719/month and the median home value is $339,000 (Census ACS).
Forestville reported 4.4 violent crimes and 25.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Prince George's County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 13 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forestville are winter weather (67), earthquake (63) and lightning (48), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forestville, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).