Mount Rainier.
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Maryland·Prince George's County
3 tracts·9K people·$530K median·14,293/mi²
Black 43 · Hispanic 35 · White 18 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 53 · Married couple 32 · Other 16
Health 27 · Retail 26 · Professional 23 · Public admin 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 14 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 16 · Transit 14 · Carpool 8 · Walk 3 · 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 Mount Rainier is $529,600 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Mount Rainier has 8,245 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 43.2% Black, 34.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% White, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 37.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.3% (Census ACS).
Mt Rainier Elementary (18%) and Thomas S. Stone Elementary (14%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,457/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mount Rainier is $68,505 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Mount Rainier, median rent is $1,457/month and the median home value is $529,600 (Census ACS).
Mount Rainier reported 6.8 violent crimes and 36.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mount Rainier are winter weather (69), landslide (54) and lightning (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mount Rainier, 3.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).