THE BRADDOCK HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges setting.
Braddock Heights CDP has 5.34 square miles of land in Frederick County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Braddock Heights and Frederick County
Braddock Heights is associated with Frederick County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Braddock Heights by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Braddock Heights, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Frederick County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Braddock Heights CDP has 2.4 times the land area of nearby Middletown town (2.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

