The Town Files

The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Maryland

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 124 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Maryland. #1 is Marlboro Meadows, MD.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Maryland1. Marlboro Meadows92nd pct2. Jarrettsville90th pct3. Kingsville89th pct4. La Vale88th pct5. Manchester87th pct6. Braddock Heights87th pct7. West Laurel86th pct8. Pleasant Hills85th pct9. Herald Harbor85th pct10. Croom85th pct11. Poolesville83rd pct12. Cresaptown82nd pct13. Perryville82nd pct14. Golden Beach81st pct15. Hampton80th pct16. Jefferson79th pct17. Solomons79th pct18. Darnestown78th pct19. West Ocean City78th pct20. Chester77th pct21. Deale76th pct22. Riva76th pct23. Boonsboro76th pct24. Woodmore75th pct25. Melwood75th pct
  1. 25Melwood, Maryland

    Quieter than 75% of Maryland towns

    3,977 people · Prince George's County · median home $397,800 · income $81,364 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  2. 24Woodmore, Maryland

    Quieter than 75% of Maryland towns

    4,513 people · Prince George's County · median home $604,600 · income $184,286 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  3. 23Boonsboro, Maryland

    Quieter than 76% of Maryland towns

    3,799 people · Washington County · median home $352,400 · income $95,956 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  4. 22Riva, Maryland

    Quieter than 76% of Maryland towns

    4,257 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $644,500 · income $176,094 · Jan low 30°F · 16 in snow

  5. 21Deale, Maryland

    Quieter than 76% of Maryland towns

    4,943 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $431,400 · income $125,510 · Jan low 25°F · 15 in snow

  6. 20Chester, Maryland

    Quieter than 77% of Maryland towns

    5,003 people · Queen Anne's County · median home $487,400 · income $102,399 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  7. 19West Ocean City, Maryland

    Quieter than 78% of Maryland towns

    4,952 people · Worcester County · median home $423,700 · income $97,165 · Jan low 28°F · 8 in snow

  8. 18Darnestown, Maryland

    Quieter than 78% of Maryland towns

    6,723 people · Montgomery County · median home $958,200 · income $232,135 · Jan low 27°F · 27 in snow

  9. 17Solomons, Maryland

    Quieter than 79% of Maryland towns

    2,650 people · Calvert County · median home $436,800 · income $94,963 · Jan low 30°F · 13 in snow

  10. 16Jefferson, Maryland

    Quieter than 79% of Maryland towns

    2,697 people · Frederick County · median home $533,100 · income $150,854 · Jan low 27°F · 32 in snow

  11. 15Hampton, Maryland

    Quieter than 80% of Maryland towns

    5,180 people · Baltimore County · median home $615,300 · income $170,688 · Jan low 30°F · 27 in snow

  12. 14Golden Beach, Maryland

    Quieter than 81% of Maryland towns

    3,651 people · St. Mary's County · median home $382,700 · income $133,194 · Jan low 25°F · 15 in snow

  13. 13Perryville, Maryland

    Quieter than 82% of Maryland towns

    4,391 people · Cecil County · median home $295,200 · income $77,733 · Jan low 25°F · 18 in snow

  14. 12Cresaptown, Maryland

    Quieter than 82% of Maryland towns

    5,442 people · Allegany County · median home $142,600 · income $68,370 · Jan low 23°F · 31 in snow

  15. 11Poolesville, Maryland

    Quieter than 83% of Maryland towns

    5,742 people · Montgomery County · median home $752,300 · income $205,919 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  16. 10Croom, Maryland

    Quieter than 85% of Maryland towns

    2,720 people · Prince George's County · median home $636,600 · income $187,667 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  17. 9Herald Harbor, Maryland

    Quieter than 85% of Maryland towns

    2,869 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $598,600 · income $147,778 · Jan low 30°F · 19 in snow

  18. 8Pleasant Hills, Maryland

    Quieter than 85% of Maryland towns

    3,998 people · Harford County · median home $532,900 · income $166,339 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow

  19. 7West Laurel, Maryland

    Quieter than 86% of Maryland towns

    4,428 people · Prince George's County · median home $541,000 · income $164,688 · Jan low 26°F · 16 in snow

  20. 6Braddock Heights, Maryland

    Quieter than 87% of Maryland towns

    3,075 people · Frederick County · median home $537,700 · income $124,000 · Jan low 27°F · 31 in snow

  21. 5Manchester, Maryland

    Quieter than 87% of Maryland towns

    5,408 people · Carroll County · median home $376,400 · income $121,676 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow

  22. 4La Vale, Maryland

    Quieter than 88% of Maryland towns

    4,201 people · Allegany County · median home $170,800 · income $77,500 · Jan low 23°F · 29 in snow

  23. 3Kingsville, Maryland

    Quieter than 89% of Maryland towns

    4,358 people · Baltimore County · median home $567,400 · income $128,563 · Jan low 25°F · 25 in snow

  24. 2Jarrettsville, Maryland

    Quieter than 90% of Maryland towns

    2,888 people · Harford County · median home $476,800 · income $146,635 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow

  25. 1Marlboro Meadows, Maryland

    Quieter than 92% of Maryland towns

    3,655 people · Prince George's County · median home $408,400 · income $111,313 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Maryland towns0255075100$123K$382K$640K$899K$1157KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Maryland.

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Methodology. We ranked 124 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Maryland (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: