Best Places20662, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20662, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20662 ranks 21,876th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20662
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.
20662's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20662 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 20662 ranks low
- Short commute49.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20662
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20662 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,207; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 20662's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 20662
20662 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20662.
Who works in 20662, and how
Work in 20662 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 20662
20662 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 11 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 20662 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20662, month by month
20662 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 20662
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 30 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 20662
Schools across 20662 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mt Hope/nanjemoy Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Milton M. Somers Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- General Smallwood Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20662 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20662 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 20662 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20662
Is 20662 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20662 ranks 21,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20662 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,366. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $96,207 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 20662 safe?
20662 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $522 per resident a year.
Compare 20662 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20662. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20662 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.
20662 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20662: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20662: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20662: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20662: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20662 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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