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Capitol Heights

Capitol Heights, Maryland crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
38,479
Capitol Heights covered by 10 underlying areas.
Violent crime
5.1 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 26% since 2023.
Property crime
10.4 / 1k
Property crime has declined 52% since 2023.
Market rent
$1,993
Market rent has increased 16% since 2022. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Capitol Heights is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

100/100

Scores in the 100th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

70/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 70th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

59/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 59th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Capitol Heights compared with Maryland

Capitol Heights city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

5.1 / 1k

6.6 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

10.4 / 1k

28.1 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,993

$2,022 state

Permits 12M

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