Best PlacesCarroll Manor, Takoma Park, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, 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.
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park ranks 1,658th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
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.
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where Carroll Manor, Takoma Park ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Carroll Manor, Takoma Park ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,745 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
A household needs to earn about $225,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Carroll Manor, Takoma Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,605, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park 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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park.
Who works in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, and how
Work in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 33 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Carroll Manor, Takoma Park and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, month by month
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park 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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 9 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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
Schools across Carroll Manor, Takoma Park average a B+, better than 79% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Piney Branch ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- East Silver Spring ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Rolling Terrace ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Takoma Park MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Silver Spring International MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery Blair HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Carroll Manor, Takoma Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park 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 Carroll Manor, Takoma Park against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park
Is Carroll Manor, Takoma Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Carroll Manor, Takoma Park ranks 1,658th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, biking, and health care access, and lowest on state infrastructure and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Carroll Manor, Takoma Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $841,003. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $109,605 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Carroll Manor, Takoma Park safe?
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park is safer than 29% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $603 per resident a year.
Compare Carroll Manor, Takoma Park with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Carroll Manor, Takoma Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park 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.
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Carroll Manor, Takoma Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Carroll Manor, Takoma Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Carroll Manor, Takoma Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park 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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