Best Places20762, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20762, 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.
20762 ranks 17,386th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20762
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.
20762's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20762 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute16.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 20762 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 20762
20762 runs younger than the country, 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 20762.
Who works in 20762, and how
Work in 20762 centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 20762
20762 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 30 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 20762 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20762, month by month
20762 sees roughly 61 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 20762
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 20762
Schools across 20762 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Imagine Andrews Public CharterC− · 28% proficient
- Francis T. Evans ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stephen Decatur MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20762 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20762 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 20762 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20762
Is 20762 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20762 ranks 17,386th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20762 safe?
20762 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $609 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 20762?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of zip codes.
Compare 20762 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20762. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20762 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.
20762 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20762: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20762: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20762: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20762: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20762 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.
- 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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