Mount Rainier, Maryland

About Mount Rainier

Set in the central part of Maryland, Mount Rainier is a close-knit town with an estimated population of 8,269.

Mount Rainier holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.64 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 12,920 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Rainier News Today

• Police investigate after man's body discovered in Mount Rainier stream FOX 5 DC · Jun 28
• After drama, Mount Rainier mayor avoids council censure The Baltimore Banner · Jun 4
• 3301 Chillum Ch Rd # 336-12, Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Realtor.com · Aug 4
• Mount Rainier Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Artists Invited To Design Public Art Feature At Mt. Rainier Skate Park The BayNet · Mar 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mount Rainier Unique

• The only place in America named Mount Rainier — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Big-city energy: 12,920 people per square mile.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,269.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mount Rainier

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Rainier

• Brookland Grill
• Dodah's Kitchen
• Era Wine Bar — wine
• Grand China Carry Out — chinese
• Krystal Tex-Mex — mexican
• La Cocina Tex-Mex — tacos
• Masala Story — indian
• Menomale — pizza
• Mid Atlantic Seafood — fish
• Murphy’s Grill — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Latela Curatorial · Art gallery
• Lisa Farrell · Art gallery
• Pope John Paul II National Shrine · Museum
• Sue Wrbican · Art gallery
• Cedric Baker Studio · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Rainier

• Mount Rainier Community Food Forest reviews ★
• Mount Rainier Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Avondale Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Barnard Hill reviews ★
• Barnard Hill Park reviews ★
• Brentwood Recreation Center reviews ★
• Brentwood Village Playground reviews ★
• Brookland Green reviews ★
• Bunker Hill Elementary School Rain Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Chuck Brown Park reviews ★
• Dwight A. Moseley Park reviews ★
• Fort Bunker Hill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mount Rainier

• Mt Rainier Elementary
• Thomas S. Stone Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mount Rainier

🏘️ Nearby Communities