Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Maryland ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

DAberdeenSafer than 14% of U.S. towns –ClintonNot graded

Schools

BAberdeenBetter than 64% of districts in the state DClintonBetter than 8% of districts in the state

Health

C−AberdeenHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns B−ClintonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns

9Aberdeen

10Clinton

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 262 towns #249#36 Lowest depressionHealth · 262 towns #217#9 Shortest commuteGetting around · 262 towns #55#230 Most conserved landOutdoors · 260 towns #238#95 Most remote workersWork · 256 towns #231#95 Fewest smokersHealth · 262 towns #235#98 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 92 towns #65#18 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #46#178

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Aberdeen’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Clinton

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Aberdeen$2,140/mo

Typical home $345K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $1,363/mo · Housing →

Clinton$2,700/mo

Typical home $439K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $1,809/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Clinton and Aberdeen.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AberdeenClinton

Snow a year17″13″

January low27°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)217d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th 9th

Outdoors & history

AberdeenClinton

Trails1 mi 23 mi

Conserved land2.1%11.4%

Settled1892 1770

National Register places5 3

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—15

Community

AberdeenClinton

Library hours a week51 hrs 42 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AberdeenMD ClintonMD

Aberdeen ↔ Clinton66 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Maryland average

AberdeenClinton

People

Population 17,298Lowest 38,376Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.7%Highest MD: +7% +7.8%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 38.8±2.3Lowest about the MD average 46.8±1.6Highest 19% above MD

Kids under 18 21.6%±2.7Highest MD: 22.2% 16.2%±1.8Lowest MD: 22.2%

Age 65+ 16.9%±2.3Lowest MD: 16.7% 19.5%±1.3Highest MD: 16.7%

Clinton and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Lowest MD: 43.4% 33.6%Highest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.8Lowest MD: 6.9% 6.4%±1Highest MD: 6.9%

Clinton and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,826±$9kLowest 28% below MD $124,803±$4kHighest 20% above MD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $261,400±$22kLowest 38% below MD $431,400±$10kHighest about the MD average

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,363±$78Lowest 20% below MD $1,809±$318Highest 6% above MD

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,978Lowest 27% below MD $4,756Highest 16% above MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.1%±10.8Highest MD: 51.5% 45.3%±6.4Lowest MD: 51.5%

Aberdeen and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest MD: 9.4% 7.7%Lowest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.1%Lowest MD: 67.6% 89.5%Highest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MD 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 12% below MD 38 minHighest 22% above MD

Work from home 8.4%±2.3Lowest MD: 19.3% 20.8%±2.6Highest MD: 19.3%

Work in townworking residents 8.8%Highest 3.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.51Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Baltimore (13%)Washington (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClintonFew work in Aberdeen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 11.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.1Highest 43.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #113 of 235 in MD #209 of 235 in MD

School district Harford County Public SchoolsPrince George's County Public Schools

High school in town Aberdeen HighSurrattsville High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.2Lowest 16.5Highest

Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Aberdeen vs Clinton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Clinton places higher on 10 of 20 MD lists

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Clinton

What daily life feels like in each

66 miles apart

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