Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Odenton Real Estate and Local Guide
Odenton is a fast-growing Anne Arundel County community that grew up around a railroad junction and is shaped today by its proximity to Fort George G. Meade and the National Security Agency.
Living in Odenton
Nicknamed "The City on the Railroad," named for Oden Bowie, president of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and a former Maryland governor. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Odenton
- About 30% of homes are single-family detached houses, alongside many townhomes and apartments.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Odenton home
Epiphany Chapel and Church House
Historic chapel near Fort Meade listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
Odenton Masonic Lodge No. 209
Historic lodge added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022
Piney Orchard Ice Arena
Ice arena and home rink of the Maryland Black Bears junior hockey team
Piney Orchard Nature Preserve
45-acre wetland forest preserve in southern Odenton with about five miles of hiking and biking trails
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
Regional paved rail-trail connecting to trails serving the Odenton area