Suitland, Maryland.
, asking rent $1,741 (+0.3%). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,064 (+91%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Maryland$2,230
- United States$1,922
Asking rents in Suitland, MD rose 0.3% over the past year — slower than the nation's +2.7%.
Living in Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland
Suitland, in Prince George's County, had 25,839 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $71,585 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 14% of its people live below the poverty line. 37% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 63% are rented. Unemployment in Prince George's County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then government.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Suitland is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Most households rent rather than own, and incomes run below the county's, with a sizable share of residents living below the poverty line. The population is middle-aged on the whole, and a smaller share of adults hold a four-year degree than you might expect this close to the capital.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, in government, in professional and business services, and in shops. Several of the town's largest workplaces are federal offices, among them the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. A fair number of people work from home, and the typical commute is a long one. Unemployment across the county is a little lower than it was a year earlier, though the number of jobs there slipped slightly last year.
Things to do. The museums and monuments of Washington are a short drive away. The Smithsonian Institution, the National Air and Space Museum and the National Mall are among the nearest and best known. Winters are cold with some snow, summers are hot, and the year brings a fair amount of rain, so indoor museum days suit the colder months and walks along the Mall suit the warmer ones.
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- 10,686households
- 25%of adults have a degree
- 14%below the poverty line
- 36 mintypical commute
- 17%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Prince George's County had 328,137 jobs in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 45° and lows near 28°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 71°. About 10 inches of snow and 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Natl Arboretum Dc weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Suitland
- U.s. Census BureauFederal government · Department of Commerce3,238
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsFederal government · Department of Labor814
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisFederal government · Department of Commerce312
- Smithsonian Institution (except Units Administered Under Separate Boards of Trustees)Federal government · Smithsonian Institution208
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationFederal government · Department of Commerce143
- Giant LandoverGrocery stores134
- SuitlandMail and parcel delivery42
- CSL BehringBlood and organ banks29
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 205 people in all. Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Winter weatherrelatively high in parts of SuitlandRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
- Heat wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Suitland’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Prince George's County and the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro.
Suitland home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Suitland listings, and the typical home goes pending in 22 days — the market is roughly in balance.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Suitland27.70%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Suitland22
- United States21
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Suitland86
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Suitland23
Zip codes with a Suitland address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Suitland — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.