Maryland · Census place 28725
Forest Heights town, MD
Quick answer
Forest Heights town has 2,619 residents, ranking #256 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $96,434, the median home is worth $346,800 and median gross rent runs $2,154 a month.
- Population
- 2,619Forest Heights town residents
- Median household income
- $96,434Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $346,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,154Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Heights town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Heights town median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 90.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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