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25 Largest Places in Maryland by Population

Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.

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Population-ranked places

379 of 536 published places have the selected population vintage.

  1. 1

    Columbia, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    104,338
    Median home value
    $497,400
    Median rent
    $2,042
    Town page
  2. 2

    Germantown, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    90,719
    Median home value
    $422,400
    Median rent
    $2,040
    Town page
  3. 3

    Waldorf, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    82,943
    Median home value
    $407,600
    Median rent
    $1,995
    Town page
  4. 4

    Silver Spring, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    81,462
    Median home value
    $643,300
    Median rent
    $1,913
    Town page
  5. 5

    Ellicott City, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    75,257
    Median home value
    $661,700
    Median rent
    $2,061
    Town page
  6. 6

    Glen Burnie, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    72,590
    Median home value
    $348,900
    Median rent
    $1,648
    Town page
  7. 7

    Bethesda, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    69,397
    Median home value
    $1,169,900
    Median rent
    $2,469
    Town page
  8. 8

    Dundalk, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    65,969
    Median home value
    $212,700
    Median rent
    $1,473
    Town page
  9. 9

    Towson, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    58,679
    Median home value
    $469,000
    Median rent
    $1,764
    Town page
  10. 10

    Severn, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    58,402
    Median home value
    $479,200
    Median rent
    $2,175
    Town page
  11. 11

    Bel Air South, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    58,137
    Median home value
    $405,900
    Median rent
    $1,757
    Town page
  12. 12

    Aspen Hill, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    53,279
    Median home value
    $570,000
    Median rent
    $1,916
    Town page
  13. 13

    Wheaton, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    52,926
    Median home value
    $501,200
    Median rent
    $2,163
    Town page
  14. 14

    North Bethesda, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    49,677
    Median home value
    $731,800
    Median rent
    $2,191
    Town page
  15. 15

    Potomac, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    45,902
    Median home value
    $1,157,000
    Median rent
    $2,887
    Town page
  16. 16

    Odenton, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    45,002
    Median home value
    $435,300
    Median rent
    $2,257
    Town page
  17. 17

    Catonsville, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    43,368
    Median home value
    $416,900
    Median rent
    $1,724
    Town page
  18. 18

    Essex, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    40,580
    Median home value
    $258,900
    Median rent
    $1,319
    Town page
  19. 19

    Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MD

    Published place

    Population
    40,379
    Median home value
    $294,200
    Median rent
    $1,494
    Town page
  20. 20

    Severna Park, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    40,228
    Median home value
    $647,200
    Median rent
    $1,699
    Town page
  21. 21

    Clinton, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    38,376
    Median home value
    $431,400
    Median rent
    $1,809
    Town page
  22. 22

    Owings Mills, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    37,245
    Median home value
    $361,000
    Median rent
    $1,841
    Town page
  23. 23

    Randallstown, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    35,957
    Median home value
    $327,200
    Median rent
    $1,577
    Town page
  24. 24

    Olney, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    35,797
    Median home value
    $656,600
    Median rent
    $2,404
    Town page
  25. 25

    Chillum, MD

    Census-designated place

    Population
    34,871
    Median home value
    $393,600
    Median rent
    $1,735
    Town page

How this list is ranked

Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.

U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year (2024)Editorial and data methodology