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Brookview vs Eagle Harbor

48 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.2× in Eagle Harbor) and homeowners (+16.5 pts renters in Brookview).

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Brookview, MDA small town of 33Maryland · 33 people
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Eagle Harbor, MDA small town of 72Maryland · 72 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.

BrookviewA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsBrookview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brookview →
Eagle HarborA small town of 72
Quiet strengthsEagle Harbor doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eagle Harbor →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

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
BrookviewEagle Harbor
Snow a year8″15″
January low28°F25°F
July high88°F85°F
Growing season (days)201d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th1st
Outdoors & history
BrookviewEagle Harbor
Settled19531929
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
BrookviewEagle Harbor
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

48 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brookview ↔ Eagle Harbor48 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.

BrookviewEagle Harbor
People
Population 33Lowest 72Highest
Median age 61.8±21.9Lowest 57% above MD 62.1±9.3Highest 58% above MD
Eagle Harbor and Brookview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.1%±100Lowest MD: 22.2% 15.3%±43.7Highest MD: 22.2%
Eagle Harbor and Brookview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.4%±100Highest MD: 16.7% 20.8%±55.4Lowest MD: 16.7%
Brookview and Eagle Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Lowest MD: 43.4% 26.2%Highest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±60Lowest MD: 6.9% 12.5%±27Highest MD: 6.9%
Eagle Harbor and Brookview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $81,771±$23k 21% below MD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $167,400±$125k 60% below MD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,315 19% below MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MD: 51.5% 0%±100 MD: 51.5%
Below poverty line 21.2%Highest MD: 9.4% 8.3%Lowest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Lowest MD: 67.6% 97.5%Highest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 33 yrs older than MD 1948Highest 31 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 50 min 61% above MD
Work from home 7.7%±14.2Lowest MD: 19.3% 54.2%±64.3Highest MD: 19.3%
Eagle Harbor and Brookview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Easton (17%)Waldorf (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle HarborFew work in Brookview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi — 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.2Lowest 192Highest
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Towns like Brookview

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.

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