Capitol HeightsMD
A town of 4,020, settled in 1910. Nearly 3% of it is conserved land.
What makes Capitol Heights stand out
The 3 things Capitol Heights does most differently from other towns.
100% of working residents leave Capitol Heights for work
Where Capitol Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Capitol Heights’s report card
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Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Capitol Heights. Another town gets a different order.
3% of Capitol Heights is conserved land
0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rollins Avenue Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. Capitol Heights South Park | — | 1 |
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns
Capitol Heights beats the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Capitol Heights | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 15.4% | 19.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.6% | 15.4% |
A typical Capitol Heights home is worth about $325K
The typical Capitol Heights home is worth about $325,000, down 2.9% in a year, 24% below the Maryland typical home.
Typical home value
Capitol Heights’s public schools outperform 8% of Maryland districts
The public schools Capitol Heights’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Heights Elementary | PK–5 | 317 | B |
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 2% of U.S. communities.
Less crime per resident than 23% of U.S. towns
Capitol Heights reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less. Within Maryland, it does better than 46% of towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Most working residents commute out of Capitol Heights
Most working residents leave Capitol Heights for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (40%), Arlington (4%) and Baltimore (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, hot summers
Capitol Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About Capitol Heights
Town in Maryland, United States
Capitol Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located on the border of both the Northeast & Southeast quadrants of Washington. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,050. The town of Capitol Heights is officially bounded between Southern Avenue NE/SE to the north, Yost Place, and Eastern Avenue NE to the east, the Watts Branch Stream, Brooke Road, and Capitol Heights Boulevard to the south, and Marlboro Pike to the west. The zip code of Capitol Heights is 20743.
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- Established
- 1910
- Population
- 4,050
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- ZIP code
- 20697, 20731, 20743
- Area code
- 301, 240
Capitol Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Capitol Heights.