Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The National Register of Historic Places lists 3 places here.
Bryantown’s average trip to work is 54 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 262 Maryland towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Bryantown. 42% of the land in Bryantown is conserved, above both Maryland’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Oakland and Bryantown Historic District. Bryantown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Bryantown beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers and 6 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bryantown is unincorporated, so Charles 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 Bryantown.
The biggest park or preserve is Bryantown Sports Complex, at 46 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bryantown Sports Complex | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Charles County Public Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Bryantown’s public school: 538 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. C. Martin Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Households in Bryantown have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Compared with 98% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 14%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Employers in Bryantown shed 45 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 100. Only 1% of working residents stay in Bryantown for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Washington (12%), Waldorf (8%) and La Plata (5%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bryantown does better than the Maryland average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. A third of Bryantown adults sleep under 7 hours. In Bryantown, 82% of adults had a checkup this year, and 19% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Bryantown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Bryantown | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bryantown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw26 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw26 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite 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 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bryantown
About 9 of every 100 Bryantown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Bryantown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Bryantown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Maryland Route 5. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 655. Bryantown stands on land known as Boarman's Manor, a 4,000-acre (16 km2) manor granted to Major William Boarman in 1674. Bryantown is associated with the flight in 1865 of President Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth, and its St. Mary's Catholic Church is the burial place of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who lived 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north, and who in November 1864 had first met Booth at the church. Oakland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Bryantown Historic Distri…
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Bryantown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. The National Register of Historic Places lists 3 places here.
2 notable people were born here, including William Barton Wade Dent and Charles Boarman.
