Best Places20747, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20747, 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.
20747 ranks 29,101st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20747
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.
20747's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20747 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 20747 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute37.2 minutes each way, better than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20747
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20747 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,865; 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 20747's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20747
20747's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 20747.
Who works in 20747, and how
Work in 20747 centers on public administration and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 20747
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 20747, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20747, month by month
20747 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 20747
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 8 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 20747
Schools across 20747 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Longfields ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Samuel P. Massie AcademyF · 9% proficient
- Andrew Jackson AcademyF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walker Mill MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Drew Freeman MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighC− · 26% proficient
- Largo HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Suitland HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20747 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20747 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 20747 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 20747 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 20747
Is 20747 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20747 ranks 29,101st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20747 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,743. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $83,865 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 20747 safe?
20747 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $903 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 20747?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of zip codes.
Is 20747 good for families?
Schools beat 3% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $1,268 a month.
Compare 20747 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20747. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20747 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.
20747 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20747: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20747: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20747: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20747: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20747 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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