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Fairland, Maryland.

A community in Montgomery County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Montgomery County’s.

Living in Fairland, Montgomery County, Maryland

Fairland, in Montgomery County, had 25,396 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $98,800 a year and half less, against $132,450 across Montgomery County; 10% of its people live below the poverty line. 46% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 54% are rented. Unemployment in Montgomery County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 25,396 in the 2020 census; median age 38.5
Household income $98,800 the median, give or take $10,410 · Montgomery County: $132,450
Unemployment 3.5% Montgomery County, August 2026; 4.2% a year before
Homes 46% lived in by their owners; 54% rented
  • 9,485households
  • 46%of adults have a degree
  • 10%below the poverty line
  • 35 mintypical commute
  • 18%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Professional and business services19%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Government9%
  • Other services8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Montgomery County had 456,358 jobs in 2025, 1.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 43° and 26°; warmest in July, 89° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 43° 26° F M A M J J 89° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 43° and 26°; warmest in July, 89° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 43° 26° F M A M J J 89° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 43° and lows near 26°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 69°. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Laurel West weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Fairland

  1. Verizon CommunicationsWired telecommunications carriers845
  2. Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oak ManorNursing homes155
  3. Genesis HealthcareSkilled nursing facilities76
  4. Jim Coleman Automotive of Silver SpringAutomobile dealers, new only or new and used25

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,101 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Fairland’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Montgomery County.