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Brookview vs Templeville
39 miles apart. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+17.9 pts in Brookview) and typical home built (26 yrs 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 →
Templeville A small town of 63
Quiet strengths Templeville doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Templeville →
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 Templeville
Outdoors & history
Brookview Templeville
Famous people born here — 1
Community
Brookview Templeville
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 39 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Brookview ↔ Templeville 39 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 Templeville
People
Population
33 Lowest
63 Highest
Median age
61.8 ±21.9 Highest
57% above MD
25.9 ±22 Lowest
34% below MD
Brookview and Templeville 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%
39.7% ±37.8 Highest
MD: 22.2%
Templeville 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%
12.7% ±62.9 Lowest
MD: 16.7%
Brookview and Templeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
17.9% Highest
MD: 43.4%
0% Lowest
MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±60
MD: 6.9%
0% ±31.4
MD: 6.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
— $39,375 ±$25k
62% below MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest
MD: 51.5%
33.3% ±100 Highest
MD: 51.5%
Templeville and Brookview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.2% Highest
MD: 9.4%
17.5% Lowest
MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81% Highest
MD: 67.6%
80% Lowest
MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946 Lowest
33 yrs older than MD
1972 Highest
7 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Work from home
7.7% ±14.2 Highest
MD: 19.3%
0% ±60.9 Lowest
MD: 19.3%
Brookview and Templeville 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
31.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.04 Lowest
0.07 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Easton (17%) Cheswold (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Templeville Few work in Brookview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0.7% Lowest
2.6% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
— 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest
1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
46.2 Lowest
56.0 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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