About Germantown
Germantown, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Germantown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.03 square miles.
📰 Germantown News Today
- ‘Lethal decision,' says sister of man fatally struck by young driver of stolen car NBC4 Washington · Aug 16
- 2 kids linked to deadly stolen car crash in Germantown still in critical condition WJLA · Aug 10
- Man dead, 7 children in stolen vehicle hurt in Montgomery County crash WTOP · Aug 4
- 2 Dogs Rescued After $100K MoCo House Fire: MCFRS Patch · Aug 17
- One killed, five injured in Germantown collision WUSA9 · Aug 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Germantown Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Germantown — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Gaithersburg (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Germantown
📍 Bennington📍 Black Hill📍 Blackrock Estates📍 Blackrock Hills📍 Brownstown Estates📍 Cedar Creek Estates📍 Clopper📍 Clopper's Mill📍 Clopper's Mill West📍 Farmingdale Estates📍 Fountain Hills📍 Fox Chapel📍 Germantown Estates📍 Germantown Park📍 Germantown View📍 Kingsview Knolls📍 Liberty Heights📍 Longdraft📍 Meadowbrook Estates📍 Middlebrook📍 Neelsville📍 North Germantown📍 Old Germantown📍 Parkridge
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Germantown
- Asia Cafe (café)
- BoBaPoP Tea Bar — bubble tea (café)
- CAVA — mediterranean
- Carrabba's Italian Grill — italian
- Caspian Kabob — mediterranean
- D1 Seafood Buffet — sushi
- Dutch Family Restaurant
- Hinzi's Kitchen — asian
- Laperaux — french
- Mission BBQ — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Mooseum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Germantown
- Boyds Local Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Camp Seneca Special Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cedar Creek Local Park reviews ★
- Fountain Hills Local Park reviews ★
- Fox Chapel Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Germantown East Local Park reviews ★
- Germantown Square Urban Park reviews ★
- Germantown Town Center Urban Park reviews ★
- Gunner's Branch Local Park reviews ★
- Gunner's Lake Local Park reviews ★
- Gunner’s Village Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hoyles Mill Conservation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Germantown
- Cedar Grove Elementary
- Clopper Mill Elementary
- Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
- Fox Chapel Elementary
- Germantown Elementary
- Kingsview Middle
- Lake Seneca Elementary
- Longview School
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
- Neelsville Middle
- Northwest High
- Roberto W. Clemente Middle
- Seneca Valley High
- Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Holy Cross Germantown Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.03 sq mi
Coordinates39.1743, -77.2638