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A town of 10,222.
Marlton grades C overall, 222nd among Maryland's 259 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $109K and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. Marlton’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Maryland town median (32 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 26 of Maryland’s 328 towns do worse. Marlton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bellefields and Woodstock.
Where Marlton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Marlton’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 Marlton is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,798 in 2000, 9,802 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marlton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw16 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw16 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw11 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Marlton 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 Marlton.
Marlton sends many workers across the state line to Arlington and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattaponi ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 391 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marlton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
34% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Marlton has 559 jobs for its 4,472 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Marlton for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Marlton has added 101 jobs, to 559 in 2023. 5.5% of Marlton residents live below the poverty line.
| Marlton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (40% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Marlton. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Marlton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 42% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points). Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Marlton | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Marlton 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
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 62% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 7,242 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marlton’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Marlton beats the Maryland average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Marlton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Marlton | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.8% | 19.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Charles Branch Conservation Park, at 566 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charles Branch Conservation Park | — | 566 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Marlton is $2,026 a month.
| Marlton | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,026 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Marlton
About 8 of every 100 Marlton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
2 places in Marlton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Maryland
Marlton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,802 at the 2020 census. The Marlton housing development, at first briefly called "Brandywine Country", grew up along U.S. Route 301 in the 1970s, and is part of the greater Upper Marlboro community. Originally made up of only single-family homes, more recently townhouses have been added.
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2 towns share a border with Marlton.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlton | #222 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Croom | — | — | B+ | — | D | B+ |
| Rosaryville | #211 | C | C | — | D | B |
Croom has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Marlton, Croom and Rosaryville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marlton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marlton grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #222 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). 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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