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A town of 2,325.
Baden’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for schools. Baden’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On walkability, just 27 of Maryland’s 328 towns do worse. 19% of the land in Baden is conserved, where Maryland’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. St. Paul's Parish Church and Grahame House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Baden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Baden beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Baden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Baden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw22 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw23 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw23 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw22 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Baden is unincorporated, so Prince George's County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Baden.
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 184 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Baden.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Baden for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Baden is $151,000. Jobs based in Baden grew to 201 in 2023, 46 more than in 2013.
| Baden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $151,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Baden beats the Maryland average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of Baden adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Baden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Baden | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 16.6% | 19.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Spice Creek Natural Resource Management Area, at 644 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spice Creek Natural Resource Management Area | — | 644 |
| 2. Full Mill Branch Natural Resource Management Area | 0.1 mi | 182 |
| 3. Zoeter Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Baden has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
90% of households own their home in Baden.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Baden
About 4 of every 100 Baden residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Baden is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,114.
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4 towns share a border with Baden.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | — | — | C+ | — | D | B+ |
| Croom | — | — | B+ | — | D | B+ |
| Aquasco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cedarville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunkirk | — | — | B | — | A− | A |
Baden, Croom and Dunkirk have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Baden, Croom and Dunkirk report no FBI crime data of their own. Aquasco and Cedarville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $590,000, 39% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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