Accokeek is a residential area with green space and new home construction. Subdivisions sit throughout this town of 14,000, which hugs the south side of the Potomac River across from Virginia. Locals play basketball and tennis on community courts, hike through the woods at a nearby national park and drive into Washington, D.C. in about 45 minutes.
Residential construction happened in Accokeek throughout the 20th century, and new homebuilding continues into the 2020s. Homes sit near each other on suburban streets behind perfectly maintained green lawns and white picket fences. The Saint James community consists of semi-custom-built homes like brick colonials costing nearly $1.2 million. Townhouses built in the late 2010s sit within the Scotland Heights subdivision for around $400,000, and Glassford Village features colonials with front-pointed gables and bay windows that can go for $640,000. Older homes include 1960s ramblers costing roughly $375,000. Prices range from $320,000 to $1.3 million.
The 5,000-acre Piscataway National Park sits within Accokeek, providing the community with a vast forested land to explore. Free and open to the public, the park has boardwalks over a creek, a public fishing pier and several animal residents, including deer, fox, osprey and bald eagles. Inside the park is the 200-acre National Colonial Farm, an 18th-century barn dedicated to telling the story of early Marylanders. Kids play at Accokeek East Community Park, with its playground, basketball courts and picnic benches.
Accokeek is a rustic area, but all the essentials of daily life are right in town. Locals can shop for groceries at stores like Weiss and Giant Food and grab a quick meal at Starbucks, Wendy’s or America’s Best Wings. Moe’s Crabs & Seafood serves bushels of freshly caught crabs inside a nondescript shack.
Kids in Accokeek can attend Prince George’s County Public Schools. Accokeek Academy serves kindergarten through eighth grade and has a B-minus rating from Niche. Gwynn Park High School, rated C, has academic programs for computer science, environmental studies and cosmetology. The Prince George’s County school district has almost 129,000 students and a C rating from Niche.
Accokeek sits 21 miles south of Washington, D.C. Driving to the nation’s capital takes about 45 minutes. Its two main highways are Maryland Route 210, which runs north to Alexandria, and Route 373, an 8-mile highway known as Accokeek Road. Annapolis is an hour and 15 minutes away by car. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is about 40 minutes away, and the ride to Baltimore takes just under two hours.
Stephanie Cooper
RLAH @properties
(202) 883-6205
77 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$669,900 Price
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Pearson Smith Realty, LLC
(571) 771-1346
39 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$755,000 Price
Russell Carter
Keller Williams Capital Properties
(202) 856-9138
183 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$350,000 Price
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Samson Properties
(240) 453-4064
92 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$380,000 Price
Rhonda Darden
Cooperative Real Estate Maryland, LLC
(240) 823-4828
68 Total Sales
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Marc Lapointe
Century 21 Redwood Realty
(855) 564-1646
21 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$339,000 Price