The 10 Gayest Places In Maryland For 2024


The gayest cities in Maryland are North East and Havre De Grace for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Maryland research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Maryland with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Maryland is North East. 3.07% of households in North East are gay.

  • The city in Maryland with the most same-sex houesholds is Baltimore with 1,106 gay households.

  • Maryland is the 18th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Maryland Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 1.0% of Maryland residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 23,842 gay households in The Old Line State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Maryland.

After analyzing 63 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Maryland for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Maryland For 2024

  1. North East
  2. Havre de Grace
  3. District Heights
  4. Takoma Park
  5. Rockville
  6. Greenbelt
  7. Hyattsville
  8. Cheverly
  9. Walkersville
  10. Annapolis

What’s the gayest place in Maryland? According to the facts, North East is the gayest place in Maryland for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Maryland reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Maryland For 2024

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Households: 1,566
Gay Households: 24 (14th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.07% (1st highest)
More on North East: Data | Crime

Havre De Grace, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 5,697
Gay Households: 66 (5th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.47% (2nd highest)
More on Havre De Grace: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

District Heights, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 1,931
Gay Households: 12 (26th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.24% (3rd highest)
More on District Heights: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Takoma Park, MD

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Households: 6,574
Gay Households: 42 (11th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.97% (4th highest)
More on Takoma Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Rockville, MD

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Households: 25,197
Gay Households: 178 (2nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.96% (5th highest)
More on Rockville: Data | Cost Of Living

Greenbelt, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 9,125
Gay Households: 51 (9th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.85% (6th highest)
More on Greenbelt: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Hyattsville, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 6,414
Gay Households: 24 (14th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.75% (7th highest)
More on Hyattsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Cheverly, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 2,484
Gay Households: 19 (20th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.72% (8th highest)
More on Cheverly: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Walkersville, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 2,243
Gay Households: 8 (32nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.71% (9th highest)
More on Walkersville: Data | Cost Of Living

Annapolis, MD

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 15,664
Gay Households: 68 (3rd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.69% (10th highest)
More on Annapolis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Maryland for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Maryland, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 63 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 3.07% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Maryland.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Maryland For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Maryland, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Maryland are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Maryland:

  • Williamsport
  • Glenarden
  • Cheste

For more Maryland reading, check out:

Table: Gayest Places To Live In Maryland

RankCityHouseholds% Gay Households
1North East1,5663.07%
2Havre De Grace5,6971.47%
3District Heights1,9311.24%
4Takoma Park6,5740.97%
5Rockville25,1970.96%
6Greenbelt9,1250.85%
7Hyattsville6,4140.75%
8Cheverly2,4840.72%
9Walkersville2,2430.71%
10Annapolis15,6640.69%
11Aberdeen6,4290.62%
12Laurel9,8000.59%
13New Carrollton4,3530.55%
14Hagerstown15,9760.48%
15Baltimore238,4360.44%
16Easton7,4720.43%
17College Park7,0540.4%
18Frederick27,1800.35%
19Gaithersburg24,5400.35%
20Cambridge5,1630.27%
21Cumberland8,3600.17%
22Chesapeake Beach2,1710.0%
23Boonsboro1,3860.0%
24North Beach1,1590.0%
25Bladensburg3,5330.0%
26Ocean City3,5850.0%
27Perryville1,8140.0%
28Pocomoke City1,6510.0%
29Poolesville1,5300.0%
30Princess Anne1,4170.0%
31Berlin1,8000.0%
32Mount Rainier3,4600.0%
33Salisbury12,2910.0%
34Seat Pleasant1,6200.0%
35Smithsburg1,0150.0%
36Sykesville1,4530.0%
37Bel Air4,5180.0%
38Taneytown2,5480.0%
39Thurmont2,5730.0%
40Riverdale Park2,0900.0%
41Mount Airy3,1770.0%
42Leonar1,2490.0%
43Manchester1,6470.0%
44Chevy Chase1,0210.0%
45Crisfield1,0360.0%
46Delmar1,2670.0%
47Denton1,5850.0%
48Centreville1,6480.0%
49Elkton5,4010.0%
50Emmitsburg1,0680.0%
51Frostburg2,9610.0%
52Middl1,5130.0%
53Fruitland1,8460.0%
54Capitol Heights1,4650.0%
55Westminster7,0790.0%
56Hampstead2,4780.0%
57Brunswick2,2210.0%
58Indian Head1,3860.0%
59La Plata3,0920.0%
60Bowie20,8220.0%
61Cheste2,0470.0%
62Glenarden2,0520.0%
63Williamsport1,0160.0%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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