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Aberdeen vs Perryman

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (4.8× in Aberdeen) and household income (2.1× in Aberdeen).

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Aberdeen, MDHomes around $345KMaryland · 17,298 people

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Perryman, MDA regional job hubMaryland · 2,174 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AberdeenHomes around $345K

Housing$345K typical home19% below the MD typical home Schools#113 for schools in MDof 235 towns

Outdoors#88 most walkable in MD0.9 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Aberdeen →

PerrymanA regional job hub

Work2,333 jobsbased in Perryman, a regional job hub Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Perryman →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid4.8×

Aberdeen has the more walkable street grid

Aberdeen 79.1Perryman 16.4

Household income2.1×

Households in Aberdeen earn more

Aberdeen $74,826Perryman $35,392

Perryman has more miles of trail

Perryman 4.1 miAberdeen 0.9 mi

Aberdeen is the bigger place

Aberdeen 17,298Perryman 2,174

Jobs per worker+89%

Perryman is more of a job hub

Perryman 1.93Aberdeen 1.02

Homeowners+13.8 pts renters

Perryman has more renters

Aberdeen 62.1%Perryman 48.3%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Aberdeen

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 →

Perryman$1,500/mo

Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Aberdeen and Perryman.

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.

Where they are

Aberdeen and Perryman share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AberdeenPerryman

Aberdeen ↔ Perryman4.2 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

180 Aberdeen residents work in Perryman (2.5% of its workers)

77 Perryman residents work in Aberdeen (6.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Aberdeen →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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 –PerrymanNot graded

Schools

BAberdeenBetter than 64% of districts in the state –PerrymanNot graded

Health

C−AberdeenHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns C−PerrymanHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

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

AberdeenPerryman

Snow a year17″17″

January low27°F 27°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)217d 217d

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

Outdoors & history

AberdeenPerryman

Trails1 mi 4 mi

Conserved land2.1%9.4%

Settled1892 —

National Register places5 2

Famous people born here—2

Community

AberdeenPerryman

Library hours a week51 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.

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

AberdeenPerryman

People

Population 17,298Highest 2,174Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.7%Highest MD: +7% +6.6%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 38.8±2.3Highest about the MD average 31.6±11.3Lowest 20% below MD

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

Kids under 18 21.6%±2.7Highest MD: 22.2% 19.7%±7.9Lowest MD: 22.2%

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

Age 65+ 16.9%±2.3Highest MD: 16.7% 16.3%±3.7Lowest MD: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest MD: 43.4% 20%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.8Highest MD: 6.9% 3%±3.4Lowest MD: 6.9%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,826±$9kHighest 28% below MD $35,392±$8kLowest 66% below MD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $261,400±$22kHighest 38% below MD $245,400±$55kLowest 42% below MD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,363±$78 20% below MD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,978Highest 27% below MD $2,604Lowest 36% below MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.1%±10.8Lowest MD: 51.5% 69.4%±47Highest MD: 51.5%

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

Below poverty line 14.3%Lowest MD: 9.4% 35.1%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.1%Highest MD: 67.6% 48.3%Lowest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MD 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 12% below MD 27 minLowest 13% below MD

Work from home 8.4%±2.3Lowest MD: 19.3% 10.8%±4.7Highest MD: 19.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.8%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Lowest 1.93Highest

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Perryman6% work in Aberdeen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 9.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 4.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.1Highest 16.4Lowest

Schools

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

School district Harford County Public Schools—

High school in town Aberdeen High—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.2 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Aberdeen neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Aberdeen

Havre de Grace14,994 people · $393K homes

Aberdeen Proving Ground2,193 people

Towns like Aberdeen

New Carrollton13,564 people · $395K homes

Westminster20,445 people · $338K homes

Elkton15,910 people · $293K homes

Cumberland18,804 people · $123K homes

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.