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1912
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Laurel High School
Old Laurel High School is a historic former school building on Montgomery Street in Laurel, Maryland. Built in 1899, it was the original Laurel High School and the oldest high school in Prince George's County.
About Laurel
City in Maryland, United StatesLaurel is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is located between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River. Formally, Laurel is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area, and its population was 30,060 at the 2020 census. Founded as a mill town in the early 19th century, Laurel expanded local industry, and later became an early commuter town for Washington and Baltimore workers, following the arrival of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1835. Largely residential today, the city maintains a historic district centered on its Main Street.
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How Laurel ranks
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Housing in Laurel
The typical Laurel home is worth about $473,000, down 0.7% in a year, 10% above the Maryland typical home.
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Safety in Laurel
Safety Grade D
Laurel reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Work & commute in Laurel
Full picture →Most working residents leave Laurel for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (16%), Columbia (5%) and Baltimore (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Laurel
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Laurel
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Laurel
Full climate →Laurel has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Laurel
All Laurel schools →School Grade D
The public schools Laurel’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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
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