Located in Prince George's County
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.
Interested in learning more about homes in this area? Reach out to , an experienced agent in this area.
Chris Garcia
Signature Realtors Inc
(571) 931-2514
60 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$352,000 Price
Juan Aranda
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
(571) 520-5036
54 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$553,315 Price
Karen Kennard
EXP Realty, LLC
(469) 599-4639
52 Total Sales
2 in Accokeek
$355K - $425K Price Range
Norva Madden
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
(240) 433-5923
42 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$406,000 Price
Alex Maltez
Samson Properties
(301) 666-2034
31 Total Sales
2 in Accokeek
$315K - $521K Price Range
Brian Taylor
Taylor Properties
(301) 603-3746
14 Total Sales
1 in Accokeek
$465,000 Price
On average, homes in Accokeek, MD sell after 35 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Accokeek, MD over the last 12 months is $585,000, up 15% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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