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39.39° N · 77.35° W · GEOID 2404650

Bartonsville

Frederick County, Maryland · part of the Washington, DC metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

MarylandBartonsville, MDBartonsvilleBartonsville

The short answer

Bartonsville is home to 3,282 people. Median household income is $156,979 a year and median rent is $1,774 a month, 13.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $621,800, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,774
30% above the median place
Median household income
$156,979
96% above the median place
Median home value
$621,800
95% above the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
32% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bartonsville

  • 86% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 183 Maryland places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2013, newer housing than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.35 people, larger than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $156,979 a year, more than in 92% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 93% of places we track, yet 86% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

01

Moving to Bartonsville

Frederick County gains about 10.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,725
Moved out13,175
Net+2,550

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Maryland, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MarylandOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Frederick County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Frederick County report $92,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$71,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,774 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,124 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $621,800.
Getting to work
37 minutes each way on average; 25.5% work from home; 1.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Brookdale, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
10.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$91,965
30% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$80,444
14% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.8%1% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%11% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure10.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$91,96530% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$80,44414% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 86.0%, 70% above the median place.

Bartonsville13.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$70,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.6%
33% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
4% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$135,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bartonsville, $1,774 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bartonsville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Oakland, NJ10.2% vs 13.6%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
86.0%
70% above the median place
Median year built1
2013
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
94.9%
43% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,77430% above
Rent to income113.6%33% below
Property tax rate10.9%1% below
Home price to income14.0x4% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
HUD area median income4County figure$166,10055% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,56871% above
Median home value1$621,80095% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.7%13% below
Homeownership194.9%43% above
Renters paying 30%+186.0%70% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,12467% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.9%44% below
Median year built120132% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 37 min, 47% above the median place.

Mean commute1
37 min
47% above the median place
Median household income1
$156,979
96% above the median place
Works from home1
25.5%
105% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$156,97996% above
Income per person1$57,17843% above
Unemployment1County figure3.3%32% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,7847% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.3%65% below
Jobs6County figure106,96229% below
Poverty rate1County figure6.0%44% below
Mean commute137 min47% above
Works from home125.5%105% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.1%26% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.4, 34% above the median place.

Household size1
3.4
34% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
56.4%
76% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.3%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad18.7% 2.1×
High school or higher95.1% +3%
Median age37.0 −5%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,2826646th largest
Median age137.05% below
Bachelor's or higher156.4%76% above
High school or higher195.1%3% above
Household size13.434% above
Born abroad118.7%112% above
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband196.3%4% above
05

Life in Bartonsville

103 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.1 −40%
Playgrounds per 10k36.6 3.9×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.1 −45%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.3 −17%
Shops25.2 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.8 −7%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.2 −5%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
48,054
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
69
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k8
25.2
17% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure69above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure48,054above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure16.46% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.317% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.217% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.87% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.25% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k96.140% below
Playgrounds per 10k936.6289% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k96.145% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure103above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 85.7%, 25% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bartonsville. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
85.7%
25% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
27.6
55% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
74.2
20% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBartonsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure24°F7% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F2% below
Annual precipitation12County figure44.6 in2% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure74.220% below
Hurricane risk13County figure79.312% above
Tornado risk13County figure67.217% below
Wildfire risk13County figure27.655% below
Heat wave risk13County figure85.16% below
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure85.7%25% above
08

Bartonsville in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$156,979 (2024)$196,000$165,500 to $232,000+3.8%
Median home value$621,800 (2024)$882,000$640,000 to $1,215,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bartonsville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Brookdale, NJ$1,791$161,779Compare
Castle Rock, CO$2,000$145,197Compare
Mount Airy, MD$1,854$151,324Compare
Rogers, MN$1,789$158,750Compare
Rogers, MNMount Airy, MDCastle Rock, COBrookdale, NJBartonsville, MDBartonsvilleBrookdaleCastle RockMount AiryRogersBartonsvilleBrookdaleCastle RockMount AiryRogers

Common questions

Is Bartonsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 86% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 183 Maryland places. Half the homes were built after 2013, newer housing than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bartonsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $621,800.

What salary do you need to live in Bartonsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bartonsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Brookdale, NJ, Castle Rock, CO, Mount Airy, MD and Rogers, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bartonsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bartonsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bartonsville-maryland

Citytistics. “Bartonsville, Maryland.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bartonsville-maryland/

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