Flower HillMD
A town of 13,794.
What should you know before moving to Flower Hill?
Flower Hill's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, ranked 58th of 259 in Maryland. Residents are healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. 17% of the land in Flower Hill is conserved, above both the Maryland town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 26 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area, at 29 acres.
What makes Flower Hill stand out
Where Flower Hill beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Flower Hill for work
Where Flower Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Flower Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Flower Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 287 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flower Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw21 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw21 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw21 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw21 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · 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
Moving to Flower Hill: who provides what
Flower Hill is unincorporated, so Montgomery 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 Flower Hill.
Flower Hill sends most of its workers to Rockville and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Conserved land covers 16.5% of Flower Hill
2.4 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. At 1.1 miles per square mile, Flower Hill’s trail density is above both Maryland’s towns (0.6) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centerway Local Park | 0.7 mi | 20 |
| 2. Nike Missile Local Park | 0.4 mi | 23 |
| 3. Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flower Hill’s schools rank ahead of 72% of Maryland districts
Its public schools are run by the Montgomery County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Hill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 454 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Flower Hill, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Flower Hill since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flower Hill earns an A− for health
Against the 6,753 U.S. towns with household incomes like Flower Hill’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of adults have obesity in Flower Hill. Flower Hill beats the Maryland average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 14% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Flower Hill.
| Flower Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Flower Hill | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20% | 25.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Flower Hill
Flower Hill has 480 jobs for its 6,041 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 749 in 2013 to 480.
Most working residents leave Flower Hill for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Flower Hill fell to 480 in 2023, 269 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Flower Hill is 32 minutes.
| Flower Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Flower Hill
Flower Hill has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Maryland’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maryland average. 26% of Flower Hill residents are under 18. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Flower Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 42% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.4, men 37.1.
| Flower Hill | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Flower Hill sell for about $443K
Flower Hill’s median rent is $2,137 a month.
| Flower Hill | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,137 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Flower Hill
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Flower Hill
About 8 of every 100 Flower Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
About Flower Hill
Census-designated place in Maryland
Flower Hill is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 14,108 as of its first recording in the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 466 ft
Flower Hill’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Flower Hill.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Hill | #58 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Gaithersburg | #91 | A− | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Montgomery Village | #53 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Redland | #26 | A | C− | — | B+ | A |
Flower Hill, Montgomery Village and Redland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flower Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Flower Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flower Hill, MD a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Flower Hill grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #58 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Flower Hill, MD expensive?
The typical home is worth about $464,000, 9% 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+.