Redland, MD

Redland Road links two contrasting public landscapes. At 17210 Redland Road, the 10.12-acre Redland Park concentrates a playground, basketball court, soccer field, two tennis courts, exercise stations, an exercise trail, and a reservable picnic shelter. Farther along the corridor, Mill Creek Stream Valley Park protects more than 110 acres as mostly undeveloped open space. The county directs people seeking active facilities there back to Redland Park and two other nearby local parks. Weekday commuters also meet the regional network on this corridor: Ride On route 66 operates during peak hours between Shady Grove Station, Redland Boulevard, the Shady Grove medical area, and Traville Transit Center. Montgomery County currently charges no fare on Ride On buses, and its vehicles provide Wi-Fi and accommodate wheelchairs, carts, and strollers. The population profile is residential, internationally rooted, and closely tied to regional employment. Redland had 18,592 residents in the 2020 census, spread across 7.19 square miles.

During 2020-2024, 37.6 percent of residents were foreign-born, 29.6 percent were Hispanic or Latino, 19.8 percent were Asian, and 50.5 percent of people age five or older spoke a language other than English at home. Owner occupancy reached 74.4 percent, while the median owner-occupied value was $540,200 and median gross rent was $2,221. During 2020-2024, the average household size was 3.08, and 91.8 percent of people age one or older had remained in the same home from the previous year. The same estimates put median household income at $132,153 and workers' mean travel time at 34.8 minutes. In practical terms, Redland's current routine combines long regional work trips with neighborhood recreation, protected stream-valley land, and a direct peak-hour bus connection to Metro, medical services, and the Universities at Shady Grove area.