Best Places20770, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20770, 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.
20770 ranks 19,385th 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 20770
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.
20770's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20770 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 20770 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20770
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20770 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,574, 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 20770's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20770
20770 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20770.
Who works in 20770, and how
Work in 20770 centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 20770
20770 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 30 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 20770 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20770, month by month
20770 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 20770
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 20770
Schools across 20770 average a C, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dora Kennedy French ImmersionB · 45% proficient
- Greenbelt ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Berwyn Heights ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenbelt MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Thomas Johnson MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighA− · 65% proficient
- Duval HighC+ · 36% proficient
- High Point HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20770 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20770 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 20770 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 20770 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 20770
Is 20770 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20770 ranks 19,385th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, biking, and walkability, 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 20770 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,785. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $91,574 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 20770 safe?
20770 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $754 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 20770?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 28. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 20770 good for families?
Schools beat 43% of zip codes, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $1,268 a month.
Compare 20770 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20770. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20770 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.
20770 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20770: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20770: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20770: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20770: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20770 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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