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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).
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.
Brookview A small town of 33
Quiet strengths Brookview doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brookview →
Eagle Harbor A small town of 72
Quiet strengths Eagle Harbor doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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
Brookview Eagle Harbor
Outdoors & history
Brookview Eagle Harbor
National Register places — 1
Community
Brookview Eagle Harbor
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 Harbor 48 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Brookview Eagle Harbor
People
Population
33 Lowest
72 Highest
Median age
61.8 ±21.9 Lowest
57% above MD
62.1 ±9.3 Highest
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% ±100 Lowest
MD: 22.2%
15.3% ±43.7 Highest
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% ±100 Highest
MD: 16.7%
20.8% ±55.4 Lowest
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% ±60 Lowest
MD: 6.9%
12.5% ±27 Highest
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
1946 Lowest
33 yrs older than MD
1948 Highest
31 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
— 50 min
61% above MD
Work from home
7.7% ±14.2 Lowest
MD: 19.3%
54.2% ±64.3 Highest
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 mi Highest
28.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.04 Highest
0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Easton (17%) Waldorf (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Eagle Harbor Few 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
46.2 Lowest
192 Highest
Maryland average“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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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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