Brown StationMD
A town of 3,451.
What should you know before moving to Brown Station?
Brown Station's standout: the median household earns $169K. Overall it grades B, ranked 132nd of 259 in Maryland. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Brown Station’s median household income is $169,000, against $113,000 in Maryland’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 3 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on history. Brown Station is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Brown Station stand out
Where Brown Station beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Elementary | PK–5 | 629 |
| Divine Peace Elementary School | K–8 | 34 |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High | 9–12 | 2,291 |
100% of working residents leave Brown Station for work
Where Brown Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brown Station grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Brown Station is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 8%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 284 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brown Station. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw13 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumPhoto credits
White 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Brown Station: who provides what
Brown Station 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brown Station.
Brown Station sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, has household incomes well above the Maryland norm and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland.
For schools, Brown Station earns a D
Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High, with 2,291 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 629 | C− |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,291 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Brown Station, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Brown Station
26% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Brown Station has 396 jobs for its 1,493 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Brown Station for work: only 0% work in town. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Brown Station. The top destinations are Washington (29%), Arlington (3%) and Lake Arbor (3%).
| Brown Station | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 18% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Brown Station’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 57% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 5.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
13% of Brown Station adults have been diagnosed with depression. Brown Station beats the Maryland average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 43% of Brown Station adults have high blood pressure.
| Brown Station | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brown Station | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.3% | 19.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.4% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Brown Station
Brown Station has chilly winters and warm summers. Brown Station’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Maryland overall
The median household earns $168,848, against $103,678 across Maryland, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Brown Station is 43.7 years. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Brown Station | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 42% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Brown Station | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.5% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Brown Station has set aside 10.3% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Brown Station sell for about $425K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brown Station
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Brown Station
About 4 of every 100 Brown Station residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Brown Station
Census-designated place in Maryland
Brown Station is a census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,298.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
Brown Station’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Brown Station.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Marlboro Village (B−) comes closest.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Station | #132 | B | B− | — | D | B+ |
| Marlboro Village | #161 | B− | C | — | D | A− |
| Westphalia | #177 | C+ | C | — | D | A− |
| Largo | #180 | C+ | C | — | D | B |
| Brock Hall | #187 | C+ | C− | — | D | A− |
Brown Station, Marlboro Village, Westphalia, Largo and Brock Hall report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brown Station with a neighbor →
Questions about Brown Station
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brown Station, MD a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Brown Station grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #132 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Brown Station, MD expensive?
The typical home is worth about $470,000, 11% 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 B−.