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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Maryland, Fort Washington has the highest homeownership (91.3%), followed by Lake Shore and Severna Park. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Maryland that we cover, the median is 64.6% and the average 63.9%; the figure runs from 91.3% (Fort Washington) to 24.0% (Langley Park). That is a spread of 3.8 times between the two ends. The state figure is 67.6%; 29 of the 80 places are above it and 51 at or below.
The first five are Fort Washington, Lake Shore, Severna Park, Bel Air North, Damascus. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Washington (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 91.3% | 25,134 | $143,333 | $2,690 |
| 2 | Lake Shore (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 90.9% | 18,249 | $130,689 | $1,806 |
| 3 | Severna Park (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 90.7% | 40,228 | $169,953 | $1,699 |
| 4 | Bel Air North (unincorporated) | Harford County | 90.6% | 31,302 | $137,336 | $1,624 |
| 5 | Damascus (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 90.1% | 17,640 | $158,883 | $1,792 |
| 6 | Clarksburg (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 90.0% | 30,487 | $176,678 | $2,495 |
| 7 | Clinton (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 89.5% | 38,376 | $124,803 | $1,809 |
| 8 | Olney (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 89.2% | 35,797 | $171,458 | $2,404 |
| 9 | Eldersburg (unincorporated) | Carroll County | 88.0% | 31,695 | $142,954 | $1,705 |
| 10 | Arnold (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 86.5% | 24,303 | $141,639 | $2,158 |
| 11 | Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 84.8% | 45,902 | $236,675 | $2,887 |
| 12 | Bowie | Prince George's County | 83.9% | 57,926 | $141,995 | $2,330 |
| 13 | Pasadena (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 83.7% | 34,309 | $129,727 | $2,393 |
| 14 | North Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 82.9% | 23,922 | $186,514 | $2,413 |
| 15 | Crofton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 82.2% | 29,549 | $150,577 | $2,217 |
| 16 | Bel Air South (unincorporated) | Harford County | 81.9% | 58,137 | $123,653 | $1,757 |
| 17 | Perry Hall (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 76.5% | 29,105 | $106,244 | $1,706 |
| 18 | Ilchester (unincorporated) | Howard County | 76.4% | 28,364 | $152,103 | $2,115 |
| 19 | Waldorf (unincorporated) | Charles County | 74.9% | 82,943 | $116,089 | $1,995 |
| 20 | Redland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 74.4% | 18,665 | $132,153 | $2,221 |
| 21 | Randallstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 73.8% | 35,957 | $85,735 | $1,577 |
| 22 | Rosedale (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 73.5% | 20,002 | $85,711 | $1,378 |
| 23 | Ellicott City (unincorporated) | Howard County | 72.0% | 75,257 | $156,964 | $2,061 |
| 24 | Severn (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 71.0% | 58,402 | $134,423 | $2,175 |
| 25 | Edgewood (unincorporated) | Harford County | 70.4% | 24,922 | $80,772 | $1,375 |
| 26 | Catonsville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 69.7% | 43,368 | $114,109 | $1,724 |
| 27 | Calverton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 69.2% | 17,624 | $107,381 | $2,164 |
| 28 | Arbutus (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 69.2% | 22,507 | $99,090 | $1,318 |
| 29 | Camp Springs (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 69.0% | 22,544 | $120,456 | $2,231 |
| 30 | Montgomery Village (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 67.5% | 34,110 | $95,348 | $1,916 |
| 31 | Germantown (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 67.2% | 90,719 | $117,546 | $2,040 |
| 32 | Pikesville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 67.2% | 33,524 | $98,465 | $1,707 |
| 33 | Middle River (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 66.4% | 31,712 | $78,398 | $1,636 |
| 34 | Reisterstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 66.2% | 25,582 | $85,543 | $1,600 |
| 35 | Seabrook (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 66.1% | 18,317 | $98,157 | $1,840 |
| 36 | Lochearn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 64.9% | 27,074 | $74,707 | $1,460 |
| 37 | Columbia (unincorporated) | Howard County | 64.8% | 104,338 | $131,490 | $2,042 |
| 38 | Aspen Hill (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 64.8% | 53,279 | $111,575 | $1,916 |
| 39 | Ballenger Creek (unincorporated) | Frederick County | 64.7% | 26,390 | $108,944 | $1,987 |
| 40 | Wheaton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 64.6% | 52,926 | $111,478 | $2,163 |
| 41 | Dundalk (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 64.6% | 65,969 | $64,520 | $1,473 |
| 42 | Glen Burnie (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 64.1% | 72,590 | $88,280 | $1,648 |
| 43 | Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 64.0% | 69,397 | $192,237 | $2,469 |
| 44 | Woodlawn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 62.9% | 40,379 | $82,466 | $1,494 |
| 45 | Odenton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 62.8% | 45,002 | $128,441 | $2,257 |
| 46 | Parkville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 62.5% | 30,549 | $79,178 | $1,526 |
| 47 | North Laurel (unincorporated) | Howard County | 62.3% | 25,563 | $122,949 | $2,031 |
| 48 | Elkridge (unincorporated) | Howard County | 62.3% | 26,283 | $139,913 | $2,295 |
| 49 | Annapolis | Anne Arundel County | 62.0% | 40,720 | $113,860 | $1,860 |
| 50 | Oxon Hill (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 61.5% | 17,893 | $93,252 | $1,721 |
| 51 | Essex (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 61.3% | 40,580 | $67,168 | $1,319 |
| 52 | Maryland City (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 60.8% | 19,186 | $117,337 | $2,421 |
| 53 | Carney (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 60.0% | 28,343 | $83,620 | $1,793 |
| 54 | Cumberland | Allegany County | 60.0% | 18,804 | $48,162 | $741 |
| 55 | Frederick | Frederick County | 58.8% | 83,395 | $97,069 | $1,764 |
| 56 | Westminster | Carroll County | 56.5% | 20,445 | $86,219 | $1,476 |
| 57 | Towson (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 55.6% | 58,679 | $101,320 | $1,764 |
| 58 | Beltsville (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 54.8% | 19,176 | $99,642 | $1,963 |
| 59 | Takoma Park | Montgomery County | 54.2% | 17,632 | $108,136 | $1,432 |
| 60 | East Riverdale (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 53.2% | 18,336 | $81,831 | $1,716 |
| 61 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 52.6% | 67,671 | $128,649 | $2,274 |
| 62 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 50.8% | 69,825 | $112,467 | $2,058 |
| 63 | North Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 50.5% | 49,677 | $129,092 | $2,191 |
| 64 | Hyattsville | Prince George's County | 48.4% | 20,966 | $91,941 | $1,835 |
| 65 | Baltimore | Baltimore | 47.5% | 573,243 | $62,177 | $1,331 |
| 66 | Greenbelt | Prince George's County | 47.1% | 24,678 | $85,997 | $1,848 |
| 67 | Milford Mill (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 46.4% | 30,829 | $69,711 | $1,653 |
| 68 | Landover (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 46.1% | 24,514 | $72,100 | $1,735 |
| 69 | Fairland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 46.0% | 26,231 | $98,800 | $1,894 |
| 70 | Owings Mills (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 45.3% | 37,245 | $96,243 | $1,841 |
| 71 | Laurel | Prince George's County | 44.2% | 29,798 | $100,504 | $1,873 |
| 72 | Hagerstown | Washington County | 43.3% | 43,665 | $52,221 | $1,114 |
| 73 | South Laurel (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 40.8% | 29,272 | $88,933 | $1,830 |
| 74 | Chillum (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 39.7% | 34,871 | $79,864 | $1,735 |
| 75 | Silver Spring (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 38.3% | 81,462 | $99,860 | $1,913 |
| 76 | Suitland (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 36.6% | 23,793 | $71,585 | $1,707 |
| 77 | Cockeysville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 35.8% | 23,962 | $77,680 | $1,603 |
| 78 | College Park | Prince George's County | 34.0% | 34,540 | $69,721 | $1,912 |
| 79 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | 27.1% | 33,285 | $58,576 | $1,318 |
| 80 | Langley Park (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 24.0% | 21,508 | $85,321 | $1,707 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Fort Washington, with 91.3% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Maryland by population.