Friendly, Maryland

About Friendly

Friendly, MD is a small unincorporated community located in southern Maryland.

Officially, Friendly is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.88 square miles.

📰 Friendly News Today

• KidFriendly DC KidFriendly DC · Aug 18
• The 5 Best Kid-Friendly Places in Maryland That Parents Will Enjoy Too Only In Your State · Aug 18
• UMB Hosts Historic Announcement as Maryland Becomes an AARP Age-Friendly State The University of Maryland, Baltimore · Aug 10
• Maryland advances aging strategy with new AARP Age-Friendly status McKnight's Senior Living · Aug 2
• Learn About Age-Friendly Communities in Maryland AARP · Apr 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Friendly Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Friendly

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Friendly

• Bangkok Golden — thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Friendly

• Hunters Mill Recreation Area reviews ★
• Rose Valley Park reviews ★
• Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Friendly

🏘️ Nearby Communities