A town of 2,642, settled in 1949. Nearly 49.9% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Forest Heights does most differently from other towns.
Where Forest Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Forest Heights. Another town gets a different order.
3.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxon Hill Manor | — | 26 |
| 2. Oxon Cove Park | — | 12 |
Forest Heights beats the Maryland average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Forest Heights | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.5% | 19.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.8% | 8.7% |
The public schools Forest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hanson Montessori | PK–8 | 496 | C+ |
| Flintstone Elementary | PK–5 | 367 | D |
| Forest Heights Elementary | PK–5 | 215 | D |
| Oxon Hill High | 9–12 | 1,562 | A |
The typical Forest Heights home is worth about $355,000, down 2.3% in a year, 17% below the Maryland typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Forest Heights for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (33%), Alexandria (5%) and Arlington (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Forest Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Forest Heights's reported crime rate is below Maryland's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 12 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Forest Heights on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland
Forest Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the larger postal designation of Oxon Hill. The town straddles both sides of dual-lane Maryland Route 210 and includes two elementary schools. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,658.
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3 towns share a border with Forest Heights.
