Housing data for Cedar Heights, MD
Cedar Heights, MD has an estimated 2,213 residents and 676 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County.
50.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,800 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,213 (±966)
- Housing units
- 676 (±203)
- Households that rent
- 50.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,800
What stands out in Cedar Heights
Households without a vehicle: 1.8% (±3.0 points) in Cedar Heights, lower than in Prince George's County (9.2%).
Working from home: 8.8% (±7.0 points) in Cedar Heights, lower than in Prince George's County (17.9%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,341 (±$519) in Cedar Heights, lower than in Prince George's County ($4,771).
Median home value: $331,300 (±$65,109) in Cedar Heights, lower than in Prince George's County ($426,000).
Housing in Cedar Heights at a glance
- Median rent: $1,800 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 62.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 50.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $76,696 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $331,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,681 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,341 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 45.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 53.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 54.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 57.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 33.2 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 17.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 4.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cedar Heights against Prince George's County, its state and the nation
| Cedar Heights | Prince George's County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,213 (±966) | 959,754 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 676 (±203) | 365,506 (±372) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 50.7% (±18.3 points) | 37.7% (±0.7 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,800 (±$85) | $1,799 (±$14) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $76,696 (±$52,213) | $101,798 (±$1,449) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $331,300 (±$65,109) | $426,000 (±$3,100) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,341 (±$519) | $4,771 (±$45) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.2% (±22.2 points) | 53.7% (±1.0 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.2 minutes (±3.1) | 35.2 minutes (±0.4) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 96.3% (±4.0 points) | 93.8% (±0.3 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 30.1 years (±4.7) | 38.5 years (±0.2) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cedar Heights covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 10,245 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Prince George's County
Cedar Heights has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Prince George's County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Prince George's County recorded 282 violent and 2,094 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Cedar Heights
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Heights | 0.5 mi | — | $396,800 | 14.4% |
| Seat Pleasant | 0.7 mi | $1,391 | $326,900 | 48.5% |
| Peppermill Village | 1.2 mi | $845 | $345,900 | 25.6% |
| Cheverly | 1.6 mi | $1,907 | $470,700 | 27.6% |
| Landover | 1.7 mi | $1,735 | $313,900 | 53.9% |
| Capitol Heights | 1.9 mi | $1,306 | $331,900 | 22.7% |
| Summerfield | 2.0 mi | $2,091 | $348,100 | 52.7% |
| Walker Mill | 2.2 mi | $1,661 | $379,100 | 38.9% |
Places in Maryland most like Cedar Heights
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landover | $1,735 | $313,900 | $72,100 | 53.9% |
| Milford Mill | $1,653 | $273,600 | $69,711 | 53.6% |
| Beltsville | $1,963 | $416,500 | $99,642 | 45.3% |
| Greenbelt | $1,848 | $255,400 | $85,997 | 52.9% |
| South Laurel | $1,830 | $458,100 | $88,933 | 59.3% |
| Hyattsville | $1,835 | $481,500 | $91,941 | 51.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Maryland.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cedar Heights, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 |
HUD income limits for Cedar Heights, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $34,900 | $58,150 | $74,800 |
| 2 people | $39,900 | $66,450 | $85,450 |
| 3 people | $44,900 | $74,750 | $96,150 |
| 4 people | $49,850 | $83,050 | $106,800 |
| 5 people | $53,850 | $89,700 | $115,350 |
| 6 people | $57,850 | $96,350 | $123,900 |
| 7 people | $61,850 | $103,000 | $132,450 |
| 8 people | $65,850 | $109,650 | $141,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Cedar Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Cedar Heights
What is the average rent in Cedar Heights, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cedar Heights is $1,800 (±$85) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Cedar Heights?
Cedar Heights has an estimated 330 (±204) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Cedar Heights, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $331,300 (±$65,109) for owner-occupied homes in Cedar Heights (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Cedar Heights?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cedar Heights, MD is $1,681 (±$195) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Cedar Heights?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cedar Heights, MD is $3,341 (±$519) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Cedar Heights?
Cedar Heights, MD has an estimated 676 (±203) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland (place:14550, in state:24).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .