Braddock Heights is a community in Frederick County, Maryland, home to about 2,892 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21714, and parts of 21702 and 21703 are in Braddock Heights too.
Homes sold for a median of $222 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Braddock Heights
Mostly Frederick; part is in Braddock Heights
Mostly Ballenger Creek; part is in Braddock Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Braddock Heights. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA131 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Braddock Heights; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Braddock Heights had 3,075 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 249th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Frederick County grew from 51,920 residents in 1900 to 271,717 in 2020.
Frederick County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frederick Police Brks, MD weather station (2 miles away).
95,077 jobs at 6,591 businesses in Frederick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Braddock Heights.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Frederick and Ballenger Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.