Neighborhood guide · Prince George’s County, MD
Living in Cheverly, Maryland
A small town just inside the Beltway: 1930s brick colonials and capes under big old trees, more than a dozen parks, its own Metro stop, and downtown DC about 20 minutes away. Here is what to know before you move.
Updated October 2026. Every figure below is dated and sourced.
The 2-minute tour
Cheverly in under two minutes
Sean walked the town in October 2026 and filmed it: the brick blocks, the parks, Cheverly Day, the Metro, and the two things to know before you buy. The guide below has everything from the video, with more detail and the sources.
Size
About 1.4 sq mi
Incorporated 1931
Houses
Under 2,000
Almost all single-family (Town of Cheverly)
Built
1930s to 1950s
Brick colonials and capes, plus 1990s streets
Metro
~20 min
Orange Line to Metro Center (trip planner, Oct 2026)
Town tax
$0.60 per $100
On top of the county's (FY2027 adopted budget)
Homes start
Low to mid $400s
Sean's read of the market, October 2026
The homes
Brick colonials and capes, and a few newer streets
Cheverly is about 1.4 square miles and has been its own town since 1931, with its own council, police and public works. There are under 2,000 houses in the whole town, almost all of them single-family. Most are brick colonials and capes built from the 1930s to the 1950s, with bungalows and ranches mixed in: hardwood floors, slate or shingle roofs, and often a one-car garage or no garage at all. The original part of town joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2024 as the Cheverly Historic District.
There are newer streets too, built in the 1990s, where the layouts are more modern. And houses do not come up for sale often. People move here and tend to stay, so inventory is tight.
What houses cost
Houses tend to start in the low to mid $400s (Sean’s read of the market, October 2026). The town-wide median sale price was about $505,000 over the three months ending September 2026, with homes taking around 57 days to sell (Redfin). At the lower end you are usually looking at a colonial or cape that still needs some updating.
See what is for sale right nowBuying a 1940s house? Look at these first
- The windows
- The electrical panel
- The old cast-iron drains
- The basement (some have had water)
- The sewer line out to the street
- The roof, slate or shingle
This is where the surprise costs hide. The upside is a lot and a tree canopy you will not find in a new neighborhood.
Parks and the outdoors
More than a dozen parks in a square mile and a half
Ball fields, courts, playgrounds, picnic shelters, woodland trails, even a spring tied to the British march on Washington in 1814. Bladensburg Waterfront Park and the National Arboretum are each about 9 minutes away by car.
Town Park and Pavilion
6401 Forest Rd, behind Town Hall
Ball field, tennis and basketball courts, playground, walking track, trails, picnic areas and the pavilion where Cheverly Day happens.
Cheverly-Euclid Street Park
5610 Euclid St (county)
About 21 acres: ball fields, soccer fields, courts, a playground and picnic shelters.
Nature Park
3300 block of Tremont Ave
Woodland trails and Crawford's Adventure Spring, a county historic resource tied to the British march on Washington in 1814.
Gast Park
Parkway and Inwood St
A neighborhood playground and picnic tables. The Halloween parade starts here.
Kilmer Street Park and Arboretum
Kilmer St
A town park since 2021, later certified as an arboretum, with numbered trees and a public inventory.
Boyd Park, East Park, Woodworth Park and more
Around town
Ball diamonds, courts, playgrounds and trail links tucked into the neighborhoods. More than a dozen parks in all.
Community life and town services
A real small-town calendar
What makes Cheverly feel like a small town is what happens in those parks, and a few things the town does for you.
Last Saturday in September
Cheverly Day
A parade down Cheverly Avenue, a festival in Town Park with food, music and a kids' area, and fireworks. 2026 was the town's 95th anniversary; the fireworks moved to October 30.
The week before Cheverly Day
CHV Week
Food truck night, an East versus West softball game, a kids' fun run and a self-guided kit-house walking tour.
Every other Saturday, spring through fall
Cheverly Community Market
8 am to noon at the Community Center, 6401 Forest Rd. Holiday markets November 21 and December 12, 2026.
Late October
Halloween
A kids' parade from Gast Park to Town Hall, a haunted police station and trunk or treat.
December
Tree lighting
At Legion Park, with caroling.
Day to day
- The Cheverly listserv.The town’s email list, and it is very active: recommendations, news, what is happening this weekend. One of the first things to sign up for if you move here.
- Town Public Works.The town picks up your trash twice a week (east side Monday and Thursday, west side Tuesday and Friday) and collects bulky items on a set schedule. Check the town’s site for the bulk days and limits.
- Food and shopping. There is no main street for dinner. Restaurants and coffee mean about 13 minutes to Hyattsville or 15 to Riverdale Park. Groceries: an ALDI on Landover Road at the edge of town, Giant and Walmart on Annapolis Road, Costco about 8 minutes, Wegmans about 18. On market Saturdays, the market comes to you.
Getting around
Its own Metro stop, and Route 50 at the edge of town
The Cheverly Metro is on the Orange and Silver Lines, the first stop in Maryland coming out of DC: about 15 minutes to L’Enfant Plaza and about 20 to Metro Center. The station sits on the edge of town by Route 50, so most people drive or bike the few minutes to it.
Route 50 runs along the town. Off-peak, downtown is about 20 minutes by car, the Beltway about 10, Annapolis about 30. Metrobus routes P43, P22 and P54 serve the town, and MARC and Amtrak are at New Carrollton, about 13 minutes away.
Orange and Silver Lines
Route 50, Beltway in ~10
Metrobus P43 · P22 · P54
Schools and campuses nearby
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary (PGCPS) is in town. For middle and high school, check any address with the PGCPS boundary locator before you buy, because boundaries can change. The University of Maryland is about 17 minutes away by car and Gallaudet about 13.
Drive times from Town Hall, off-peak (Google Maps, October 2026)
- Cheverly Metro stationabout 5 min by car, 8 by bike
- Downtown DC (Metro Center)about 20 min
- Capital Beltway (I-495 at Route 50)about 10 min
- Hyattsville Arts Districtabout 13 min
- New Carrollton (MARC and Amtrak)about 13 min
- Riverdale Park (Whole Foods)about 15 min
- University of Maryland, College Parkabout 17 min
- Annapolisabout 30 min
Rush hour will be longer.
What's coming
Cheverly Hill: the first big new construction here in decades
The old Prince George’s Hospital closed in 2021 and left 44 acres on the hill, now part of the town and called Cheverly Hill. The preliminary plan approved in 2026 calls for about 1,340 homes (mostly apartments plus around 160 townhouses), a 71-room hotel, about 40,000 square feet of shops, and a town square of about three quarters of an acre that could host the community market.
Demolition is complete. The developers are targeting 2027 to start Phase 1 and 2029 to open it (Town of Cheverly Q&A, September 2026). Targeting: nothing is built yet. For buyers that means a few years of construction traffic first, so if you are buying near the hill, do not pay extra for something that is not there.
Know before you move
The catches nobody mentions until after you move in
People who live here love the small-town feel and the Metro. These are the things to budget and check for before you make an offer.
A town tax on top of the county's
Cheverly has its own property tax: $0.60 per $100 of assessed value for single-family homes in FY2027, on top of the Prince George's County bill. Budget off what the house will be assessed at after you buy, not what the seller was paying, and file for the Homestead Tax Credit right after you close.
Route 50 and the train
Blocks near Route 50 or the Metro and rail line hear them. Visit around 5:30 pm on a weekday before you make an offer.
Older houses, and often no garage
Most houses are 70 to 90 years old. Many have no garage, and the inspection matters more here than in a new neighborhood (see the checklist above).
A Cheverly address is not always inside the town
Mailing addresses spill past the town line. Check the town map, because it changes your taxes and your services (trash, police, the listserv).
Inventory is tight
A town this small with people who stay put means a handful of homes for sale at a time. Sean can set up alerts the minute something lists.
No dinner in town
The most common complaint from residents. Restaurants, coffee and most shopping mean a short drive to Hyattsville, Riverdale Park or DC.
Buying with little to no down payment out of pocket?
Cheverly is in Prince George’s County, so county and Maryland programs like Pathway to Purchase can work here, usually on the houses that need some work. The program and your lender decide who qualifies. Every program that fits a Cheverly address, with whether the money is available right now, is in Sean’s guide.
Where it is
Just inside the Beltway, on the Orange Line
Cheverly sits between Route 50 and Landover Road in Prince George’s County, a few minutes from the DC line. The listings link opens Sean’s search site drawn to the town, so you see what is for sale right now, with alerts if you make an account.
Sources and dates
- Town of Cheverly, demographic and economic information page (housing units)
- Town of Cheverly, FY2027 Adopted Operating Budget, p. 18 (town tax rate)
- Town of Cheverly, Cheverly Hill Q&A handout, September 2026
- Town of Cheverly, parks and facilities
- Maryland Historical Trust, Cheverly Historic District (National Register, 2024)
- Cheverly Day 2026
- Cheverly Community Market, 2026 dates
- WMATA, Cheverly station
- Redfin, Cheverly housing market (3 months ending September 2026)
- PGCPS school boundary locator
- Drive and transit times: Google Maps and trip-planner estimates from Cheverly Town Hall, off-peak, checked October 18, 2026.
- Photos: Sean Evans, October 21, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Prices and days on market change weekly; the figures here are as of the dates shown. Sean Evans, REALTOR®, eXp Realty. Licensed in Maryland and DC. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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