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A town in Maryland, home to 12,883 people.
A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is schools — its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. It also trails on cost of living — the typical home is worth about $479K, 3.8 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. On incomes it is strong: the median household earns $159K. The overall grade lands at C, 211th of 259 in Maryland. Set against the rest, it does better than 31% of U.S. towns. Only 29 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is Rosaryville State Park, 1,077 acres with 14.8 miles of trail.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Rosaryville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Melwood Elementary | PK–5 | 531 |
| Rosaryville Elementary | PK–5 | 517 |
| Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter | K–1 | 140 |
39.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Rosaryville is from typical.
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Census counts: 8,976 in 1990, 11,548 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rosaryville. 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 draw14 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw10 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
Rosaryville 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 Rosaryville.
Rosaryville sends many workers across the state line to Arlington, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Maryland and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland.
Its 2,335 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Maryland towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #4 of 261 in Maryland.
Trails total 17 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density for Rosaryville comes to 1.9 miles per square mile, above both the Maryland town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 1,157 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rosaryville State Park | 14.8 mi | 1,077 |
| 2. Mellwood Hills Community Park | 0.7 mi | 65 |
| 3. Hollaway Estates Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools. The 4 public schools in Rosaryville teach 1,988 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 800 | C+ |
| Fellowship Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 21 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. 58% of Rosaryville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 9%. The town has had 12 paid flood insurance claims since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
40% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. Rosaryville has 572 jobs for its 5,423 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For residents in Rosaryville, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.8%. Most working residents leave Rosaryville for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 572 in 2023, 8,201 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: the typical journey to work for Rosaryville comes to 43 minutes, above both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Rosaryville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $159,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Rosaryville.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 65% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 2,234 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rosaryville’s, it is less healthy than 94%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Rosaryville, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Rosaryville is ahead of Maryland on 8 and behind on 9. 46% of adults in Rosaryville sleep under 7 hours; 12% binge drink.
| Rosaryville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rosaryville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.2% | 19.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.5% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household earns $158,923, against $103,678 across Maryland, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Here, 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 44% in Maryland as a whole. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Maryland average. For Rosaryville, the age of the median resident is 47.4 years.
| Rosaryville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 42% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 71% are men (MD 50%).
| Rosaryville | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Rosaryville typically sold within 36 days of listing. The typical rent for Rosaryville comes to $2,362 a month. Among households in the town, 93% live in a home they own.
| Rosaryville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,362 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
19 within 15 miles of the center of Rosaryville
About 8 of every 100 Rosaryville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Rosaryville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, US
Rosaryville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located south of Clinton and Upper Marlboro beside U.S. Route 301. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,548. including housing developments and rural open space. It was named for a local Catholic church. Close to Rosaryville are the Marlton housing development, Maryland Veterans Cemetery, the Southern Maryland Farmers Market, and Rosaryville State Park.
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5 towns share a border with Rosaryville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaryville | #211 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Clinton | #192 | C+ | C+ | — | D | B− |
| Brandywine | #220 | C | C− | — | D | B |
| Queensland | — | — | C− | — | D | B− |
| Melwood | #229 | C− | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Marlton | #222 | C | C | — | D | B |
Queensland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rosaryville, Clinton, Brandywine, Queensland, Melwood and Marlton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rosaryville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rosaryville grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #211 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $479,000, 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.
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