Personal loans in Queen Anne, MD
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Queen Anne at about 1.6%. At about 190 residents, Queen Anne is larger than roughly 10% of the places in Maryland. A lender serving Queen Anne holds a Maryland licence and answers to a Maryland regulator; no city office is involved for its 190 residents. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Queen Anne. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Queen Anne's roughly 190 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The closest larger city is Ridgely, MD about 4 miles away.
What the Census records for Queen Anne
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Maryland table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 190 residents; Queen Anne is the 141st-largest of 157 places in Maryland (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 1.6% below the 2020 Census base.
- Absolute change: 3 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 10% of the places in Maryland, with 190 residents in Queen Anne.
- Population density: about 1,377 people per square mile (Census land area 0.1 sq mi).
- By land area: Queen Anne ranks 143rd among Maryland's 157 places, at 0.1 sq mi.
- Within Maryland: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Queen Anne.
- National rank: Queen Anne sits 16,628th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Queen Anne's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 118th of 157 places in Maryland.
- Against the state trend: Queen Anne's 1.6% change compares with a Maryland average of +0.7% across its 157 places.
- Density rank: Queen Anne places 104th among Maryland's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Queen Anne runs about 1,377 residents per square mile, where the Maryland median is 1,734.
- Location: it lies at 38.9191, -75.9536 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Ridgely (4 mi); Denton (7 mi); Greensboro (9 mi); Centreville (10 mi); Easton (12 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Queen Anne.
- Nearest smaller towns: Hillsboro (1 mi); Henderson (15 mi); Barclay (16 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 16 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 443 places are larger than Queen Anne.
Queen Anne's place among Maryland's 157 places
Queen Anne is the 141st-largest of 157 Census places in Maryland and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 118th of 157 Maryland places, putting it near the 25th percentile for growth. By density, at about 1,377 people per square mile, it ranks 104th in Maryland. Within 50 miles sit 16 smaller Census places, alongside the 87 that are larger.
The state rulebook for Queen Anne
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Maryland, and so for Queen Anne's roughly 190 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Office of Financial Regulation; Commissioner of Financial Regulation (Maryland Department of Labor) Source says: "is Maryland's consumer financial protection agency and financial services regulator" | Maryland Department of Labor as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Lender license required to make loans under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law (Com. Law § 12-301 et seq.) Source says: "A Consumer Lender is a business that makes any loan or advance of money or credit under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law" | Maryland Department of Labor, Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| OFR consumer-loan interest-rate limits | 2.75%/month (33%/yr) on the first $1,000 of a loan ≤$2,000; 2%/month (24%/yr) thereafter and on loans over $2,000 Source says: "Maximum interest rate allowed by law is 2.75% per month or an annual interest rate of 33%" | Maryland Department of Labor, Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
The Queen Anne borrowing checklist
For Queen Anne's roughly 190 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Maryland licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
None of these steps is Queen Anne-specific: the same Maryland licensing and disclosure rules reach all 190 residents.
How personal loans work in Queen Anne
With roughly 190 residents, Queen Anne is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Queen Anne. The term you choose in Queen Anne decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Queen Anne sits
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.1 square miles of land within Queen Anne, with no significant water area listed. With 190 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,377 people per square mile. The largest place in Maryland, Baltimore, lies about 44 miles away. Within 50 miles of Queen Anne there are 87 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 16 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Hillsboro, MD — population 133
- Ridgely, MD — population 1,611
- Denton, MD — population 4,979
- Greensboro, MD — population 1,925
- Centreville, MD — population 4,745
- Easton, MD — population 17,225
- Goldsboro, MD — population 210
- Preston, MD — population 676