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The City of Hyattsville: One of Washington's Premier
Communities
- Named by
Washington Post Express (Oct. 2007) as one of
metro area's four "hottest" affordable
neighborhoods
- One of Washingtonian Magazine's
"Great Places to Live" three years in a row
- More than $1 billion of quality new
development currently underway
- One of top five highest home-value
appreciation rates in Washington over past five
years
- Still the most affordable safe neighborhood
close to Washington
- One of only two suburban municipalities with
two Metrorail stations within its borders
- One of the highest percentages of public
green space of any metro jurisdiction (250 acres
out of 1500 total)
- Home to a National Historic District, a
state-designated Arts District, and a
state-designated Tourism Area
- A full-service municipality with
twice-weekly trash and recycling pickup, weekly
yard waste pickup, leaf pickup, street cleaning,
nationally accredited police force, community
parades & festivals, new streets, etc.
- Vibrant community/civic life as evidenced by
non-profit newspaper, Hyattsville Life &
Times; very active community listserv; one
of the world's largest wiki sites,
hyattsvillewiki.com; weekly community podcast,
HyattsvilleHacks.com; energetic civic groups
like Hyattsville Organization for a Positive
Environment (HOPE) and Hyattsville Preservation
Association; spirited City Council politics; a
"front-porch community" where everyone knows and
looks out for each other
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