QueenslandMD
Some 2,168 people live in this town, in Maryland.
Is Queensland a good place to live?
The best of Queensland’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for schools. Queensland’s median household income is $204,000, against $113,000 in Maryland’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 5 of Maryland’s 328 towns score lower on walkability. Only 20 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on the outdoors. Queensland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Queensland stand out
Where Queensland beats most towns.
How Queensland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Queensland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 283 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Queensland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw16 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw14 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw9 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 Queensland: who provides what
Queensland 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 Queensland.
Queensland has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 56% of Queensland’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes. Compared with 96% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Since 2012, Queensland has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Queensland, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Maryland overall
For Queensland, the midpoint age is 47.8 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (40% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: just over half of Queensland adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Queensland | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 42% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Queensland | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.6% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.4% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.5% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Queensland has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The share of working residents in Queensland who work locally: 1.1%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 298, to 725. The top destinations are Washington (24%), Arlington (4%) and Baltimore (3%). For Queensland, the average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Queensland | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Queensland are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Queensland. The town does better than the Maryland average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 44% sleep under 7 hours, 12% binge drink.
| Queensland | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Queensland | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.8% | 19.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.6% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Queensland sells for about $1,000K at the median
Only 10 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Queensland.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Queensland
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Queensland
About 6 of every 100 Queensland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
About Queensland
Census-designated place in Maryland
Queensland is a census-designated place south of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States. The population of the CDP was 2,191 at the 2020 census. It was formerly known as Queenland until 2014 when it was renamed as Queensland and a small portion of its geography was transferred to Upper Marlboro.
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 120 ft
Queensland’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Queensland.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | — | — | C− | — | D | B− |
| Upper Marlboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosaryville | #211 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Croom | — | — | B+ | — | D | B+ |
| Westphalia | #177 | C+ | C | — | D | A− |
| Melwood | #229 | C− | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Brock Hall | #187 | C+ | C− | — | D | A− |
| Marlboro Meadows | #224 | C | C | — | D | B− |
Queensland and Croom have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Queensland, Rosaryville, Croom, Westphalia, Melwood, Brock Hall and Marlboro Meadows report no FBI crime data of their own. Upper Marlboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Queensland with a neighbor →
Questions about Queensland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Queensland, MD a good place to live?
Some 2,168 people live in this town, in Maryland.
Is Queensland, MD expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $481,000, 13% 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−.