About Germantown
Germantown, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Germantown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.03 square miles.
📰 Germantown News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Germantown Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Germantown — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Gaithersburg (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Germantown
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Germantown
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Germantown
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Germantown
- Cedar Grove Elementary
- Clopper Mill Elementary
- Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
- Fox Chapel Elementary
- Germantown Elementary
- Kingsview Middle
- Lake Seneca Elementary
- Longview School
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
- Neelsville Middle
- Northwest High
- Roberto W. Clemente Middle
- Seneca Valley High
- Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Holy Cross Germantown Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.