Find out how much Mitchellville Real Estate is worth

Residents of Mitchellville, Maryland, take tremendous pride in their friendly community and beautiful homes. Located in Prince George's County in southern Maryland, this community is just 20 miles east of the nation's capital.

Mitchellville is also just a quick drive from the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay's rivers, wetlands, trees and land all provide homes, protection or food for wildlife of all types. The Bay is an excellent place to sail in the spring and fall, and a favorite weekend retreat for residents from the Washington metropolitan area.

Mitchellville real estate consists of upscale single-family homes, townhouses and apartments complexes. The area's development boom took place mostly in the 1970s, but there is a low of new construction at the moment, as well. Land is available for custom real estate development.

The average home sold for $380,000 in January 2006. Most single family properties range in price between $300,000 and $1 million. A rising number of new, luxury colonial homes sell for closer upwards of $2 million. Many condos and town homes are available between $100,000 and $600,000.

Mitchellville is quiet, and has very low crime. It offers its population access to excellent public schools, which boast high test performance and more than 80 percent graduation rate. Most students go on to pursue college degrees, and have easy access to prestigious nearby institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, and the U.S. Naval Academy.

The community offers excellent shopping and dining, a large park, and two golf courses. Nature walks are available in the Fran Uhler Natural Area, located in the forested floodplain of the Patuxent River.

Mitchellville is just next door to the city of Bowie, where residents can enjoy theater, dance and music at the Bower Center for the Performing Arts and at the Bowie Playhouse. The National Ballet Company in Bowie is the oldest in Maryland. There are numerous museums and historical sites here, too.

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