Housing data for Flower Hill, MD
Flower Hill, MD has an estimated 13,794 residents and 4,378 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.
21.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,137 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 13,794 (±1,418)
- Housing units
- 4,378 (±335)
- Households that rent
- 21.7%
- Median gross rent
- $2,137
What stands out in Flower Hill
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 9.5% (±3.2 points) in Flower Hill, lower than in Montgomery County (33.3%).
Working from home: 13.2% (±3.3 points) in Flower Hill, lower than in Montgomery County (28.3%).
Households that rent: 21.7% (±5.2 points) in Flower Hill, lower than in Montgomery County (34.7%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,786 (±$299) in Flower Hill, lower than in Montgomery County ($5,539).
- Types of homes in Flower Hill
- Commute and cars in Flower Hill
- Renters and owners in Flower Hill
- Property taxes in Flower Hill
Housing in Flower Hill at a glance
- Median rent: $2,137 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $917 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 51.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 21.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $112,975 median household income
- Home values: $463,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,503 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,786 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 84.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 32.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 2.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 61.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 32.1 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 20.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Flower Hill against Montgomery County, its state and the nation
| Flower Hill | Montgomery County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,794 (±1,418) | 1,065,949 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,378 (±335) | 406,531 (±227) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.7% (±5.2 points) | 34.7% (±0.6 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,137 (±$145) | $2,068 (±$20) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $112,975 (±$12,632) | $132,450 (±$2,073) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $463,500 (±$20,679) | $640,300 (±$5,098) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,786 (±$299) | $5,539 (±$62) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 32.9% (±6.3 points) | 49.3% (±0.7 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 32.1 minutes (±2.2) | 31.9 minutes (±0.4) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 97.7% (±1.6 points) | 95.7% (±0.3 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 36.3 years (±1.8) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Flower Hill covers 2.1 square miles of land, about 6,587 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Montgomery County
Flower Hill 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 Flower Hill
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20879 | 22% | 25,264 | $1,942 | $468,100 | $112,104 |
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 Flower Hill
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg | 1.5 mi | $2,058 | $496,500 | 49.2% |
| Montgomery Village | 1.8 mi | $1,916 | $388,900 | 32.5% |
| Washington Grove | 2.0 mi | — | $612,700 | 0.3% |
| Redland | 3.2 mi | $2,221 | $540,200 | 25.6% |
| Laytonsville | 3.8 mi | $1,438 | $1,061,500 | 7.9% |
| Derwood | 4.2 mi | $1,676 | $719,800 | 42.0% |
| Germantown | 4.3 mi | $2,040 | $422,400 | 32.8% |
| North Potomac | 5.7 mi | $2,413 | $826,200 | 17.1% |
Places in Maryland most like Flower Hill
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonsville | $2,358 | $488,800 | $134,276 | 22.7% |
| Pasadena | $2,393 | $423,400 | $129,727 | 16.3% |
| Sykesville | $1,828 | $453,400 | $139,556 | 22.5% |
| Crofton | $2,217 | $519,900 | $150,577 | 17.8% |
| Edgewater | $2,208 | $454,100 | $114,365 | 16.6% |
| Stevensville | $1,771 | $481,200 | $115,357 | 22.2% |
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 Flower Hill, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 |
HUD income limits for Flower Hill, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely 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.
Flower Hill 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 Flower Hill
What is the average rent in Flower Hill, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Flower Hill is $2,137 (±$145) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Flower Hill rent-burdened?
51.4% of renting households in Flower Hill pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Flower Hill?
Flower Hill has an estimated 941 (±243) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Flower Hill?
The median household income in Flower Hill is $112,975 (±$12,632) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Flower Hill, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $463,500 (±$20,679) for owner-occupied homes in Flower Hill (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Flower Hill?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Flower Hill, MD is $2,503 (±$138) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
What ZIP codes are in Flower Hill?
The ZIP code that covers Flower Hill is 20879.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 20879?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 20879 is $1,942 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Flower Hill CDP, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Flower Hill CDP, Maryland (place:28512, 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 .