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Get to know College Park

College Park has deep roots. Artifacts from the Late Archaic period — held at the National Archives branch in the city’s northwest — confirm prehistoric settlements existed in the area. Our predecessors were onto something; the College Park of today is thriving and only continues to grow. Eclectic arrays of homes — including Colonial, ranch, and Victorian styles — populate College Park’s numerous neighborhoods and subdivisions. The University of Maryland puts the “College” in the city’s name. It provides College Park residents with invigorating sporting events, thought-provoking museums and galleries, and stunning architecture and green space. Downtown College Park’s development has brought mixed-use structures, apartment high-rises, event space, and more in an effort to set a new standard for the archetypal college town. Paint Branch Stream Valley, Lake Artemesia, and Greenbelt Parks add scenic environs for exploration. Green Line service connects College Park to Washington, D.C., as does the MARC train.

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Living in the Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area starts with the District of Columbia proper and radiates out to the inner suburbs of Virginia and Maryland and stretches all the way to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Colloquially, many locals refer to the region as the DMV, an abbreviation for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, but will often just say they live in D.C. when they technically have an address in one of the states. Each town has its own specific atmosphere and residents — even the newly transplanted — often display fierce loyalty to their own suburb of choice. Generally, towns that are closer to D.C., especially those inside the Beltway, have more access to public transportation and more pedestrian-friendly downtowns, while towns on the far reaches of the metropolitan area like Charles Town, West Virginia, will have a more rural feel and fewer daily commuters to D.C. and its immediate environs.