Beltsville Real Estate

Beltsville is a diverse, rich in history neighborhood of 16,000 residents, located, just outside of Washington, DC along Route 1 in Prince George's County. Although it was one of the earliest settlements of the capitol area, dating back to the late 1600s, Beltsville today offers mostly newer real estate, built since the 1980s, when the region began experiencing a population boom. Most homes are single-family units of three of four bedrooms. There are also smaller row houses and attached homes, as well as a few well established older homes.

More than one-third of Beltsville's residents are over the age of 50, making this a popular retirement area. The average home here sells for $215,000. Most properties sell in the range of $170,000 to $330,000. Many more are available for less, and a few select units sell in the range of $330,000 and $490,000.

Beltsville is a mostly owner-occupied community that brings together families with children and upwardly mobile singles. The region has a higher percentage of people with a bachelor's or higher degree than the average American community. This translates into a relatively high average income of more than $65,000.

There are a number of historic homes and buildings still standing in Beltsville. The oldest home was built in 1773, and the largest building is the three-story Ammendale Normal Institute, built in 1880. Beltsville has grown because of its location on the Route 1 corridor and because its residents have always been industrious and progressive. With churches of all denominations, schools, activity centers for both children and adults, and civic organizations, it continues to grow and prosper eve as it retains its small-town feel.

Beltsville was settled by small plantation owners in the late 1600s. The town was industrialized in the 1700s, when iron ore was discovered in the area. The town boasts a distinguished Revolutionary War hero – General Rezin Beall – as its native son. Beall, who was born on Old Gunpowder Road in 1723, prevented a British invasion at Drum Point on the Chesapeake Bay with only 100 men. He is credited with the fact that there are no Revolutionary War battlefields in Maryland. In the mid-1800s one of the first rail lines in the country was built through Prince George's County, and more specifically, Beltsville.

Today Beltsville's biggest landmark is the 15,000 acre Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, which is the largest and most prominent center of agricultural science research in the world. It is a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began to purchase land in Beltsville for its Agricultural Research Service, the main in-house research arm of the USDA, in the early 1900s.

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