Best Places20607, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20607, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20607 ranks 11,290th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20607
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20607's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20607 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$158,287 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 20607 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute42.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20607
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20607 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $158,287, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 20607's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20607
20607's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20607.
Who works in 20607, and how
Work in 20607 centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 20607
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 20607, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20607, month by month
20607 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 20607
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 20607
Schools across 20607 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Accokeek AcademyC− · 29% proficient
- J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Gwynn Park HighC− · 29% proficient
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Friendly HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20607 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20607 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20607 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20607
Is 20607 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20607 ranks 11,290th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20607 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $556,782. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $158,287 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 20607 safe?
20607 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
Compare 20607 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20607. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20607 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20607 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20607: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20607: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20607: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20607: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20607 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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