Housing data for Burnt Mills, MD

Burnt Mills, MD has an estimated 3,751 residents and 1,239 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.

17.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,315 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,751 (±957)
Housing units
1,239 (±293)
Households that rent
17.7%
Median gross rent
$2,315

What stands out in Burnt Mills

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 4.6% (±6.8 points) in Burnt Mills, lower than in Montgomery County (33.3%).

Households that rent: 17.7% (±9.6 points) in Burnt Mills, lower than in Montgomery County (34.7%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 11.9% (±9.3 points) in Burnt Mills, lower than in Montgomery County (24.6%).

Homes built before 1980: 73.4% (±20.6 points) in Burnt Mills, higher than in Montgomery County (49.3%).

Housing in Burnt Mills at a glance

  • Median rent: $2,315 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 77.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $113,463 median household income
  • Home values: $574,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $3,106 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $5,106 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 4.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 96.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 73.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 55.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 31.7 minutes average trip to work
  • How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Burnt Mills against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Burnt MillsMontgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Residents3,751 (±957)1,065,949 (exact)6,206,011 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,239 (±293)406,531 (±227)2,560,784 (±424)143,775,355
Households that rent17.7% (±9.6 points)34.7% (±0.6 points)32.4% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$2,315 (±$537)$2,068 (±$20)$1,705 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$113,463 (±$7,721)$132,450 (±$2,073)$103,678 (±$597)$80,734
Median home value$574,300 (±$66,468)$640,300 (±$5,098)$419,900 (±$1,385)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$5,106 (±$872)$5,539 (±$62)$4,093 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198073.4% (±20.6 points)49.3% (±0.7 points)51.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute31.7 minutes (±4.0)31.9 minutes (±0.4)31.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband98.6% (±2.2 points)95.7% (±0.3 points)92.4% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.8 years (±4.5)40.2 years (±0.2)39.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Burnt Mills covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 4,492 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Montgomery County

Burnt Mills has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Montgomery County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Montgomery County recorded 169 violent and 1,549 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Burnt Mills

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
2090112%36,435$1,823$589,800$131,386

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Burnt Mills

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
White Oak0.9 mi$1,808$574,00074.3%
Four Corners1.0 mi$2,554$620,40010.8%
Hillandale1.3 mi$3,211$520,3007.9%
Kemp Mill1.4 mi$2,177$596,60016.1%
Silver Spring2.5 mi$1,913$643,30061.7%
Colesville2.7 mi$1,893$616,80017.0%
Forest Glen2.7 mi$1,582$606,10033.7%
Calverton3.0 mi$2,164$477,10030.8%

Places in Maryland most like Burnt Mills

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Arden on the Severn$2,139$478,700$125,48420.6%
Colesville$1,893$616,800$130,68217.0%
Lanham$2,050$436,900$103,55623.2%
Cape St. Claire$2,031$488,200$136,11111.7%
Cheverly$1,907$470,700$123,53527.6%
North Kensington$1,828$576,700$135,04021.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Maryland.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Burnt Mills, fiscal year 2027

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$2,111$2,204$2,438$3,107$3,658

HUD income limits for Burnt Mills, fiscal year 2026

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$34,900$58,150$74,800
2 people$39,900$66,450$85,450
3 people$44,900$74,750$96,150
4 people$49,850$83,050$106,800
5 people$53,850$89,700$115,350
6 people$57,850$96,350$123,900
7 people$61,850$103,000$132,450
8 people$65,850$109,650$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Burnt Mills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Burnt Mills

What is the average rent in Burnt Mills, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Burnt Mills is $2,315 (±$537) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in Burnt Mills?

The median household income in Burnt Mills is $113,463 (±$7,721) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Burnt Mills, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $574,300 (±$66,468) for owner-occupied homes in Burnt Mills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Burnt Mills?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Burnt Mills, MD is $3,106 (±$256) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Burnt Mills?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Burnt Mills, MD is $5,106 (±$872) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Burnt Mills?

Burnt Mills, MD has an estimated 1,239 (±293) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What ZIP codes are in Burnt Mills?

The ZIP code that covers Burnt Mills is 20901.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 20901?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 20901 is $1,823 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Burnt Mills CDP, Maryland (place:11550, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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