Takoma Park.
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Maryland·Montgomery County
5 tracts·17K people·$749K median·8,308/mi²
White 45 · Black 29 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 34 · Other 19
Health 61 · Professional 11 · Retail 9 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Service 18 · Sales · office 11 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 38 · Work from home 36 · Transit 14 · Carpool 13 · Walk 3 · Bike 2
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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 Takoma Park is $749,200 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Takoma Park has 17,632 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 44.6% White, 29.2% Black, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Multiracial, 4.7% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 61.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.1% (Census ACS).
Piney Branch Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (64%); Takoma Park Middle is the middle school with reported scores (61%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,432/month, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Takoma Park is $108,136 a year, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Takoma Park, median rent is $1,432/month and the median home value is $749,200 (Census ACS).
Takoma Park reported 5.3 violent crimes and 57.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 12 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Takoma Park are winter weather (80), heat wave (55) and hail (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Takoma Park, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).