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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

10Clinton

9Aberdeen

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

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

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Clinton’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%

Clinton$2,700/mo

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

Aberdeen$2,140/mo

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

ClintonAberdeen

Snow a year13″17″

January low—27°F

July high—87°F

Growing season (days)—217d

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

Outdoors & history

ClintonAberdeen

Trails23 mi 1 mi

Conserved land11.4%2.1%

Settled1770 1892

National Register places3 5

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here15 —

Community

ClintonAberdeen

Library hours a week42 hrs 51 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.

ClintonMD AberdeenMD

Clinton ↔ Aberdeen66 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

ClintonAberdeen

People

Population 38,376Highest 17,298Lowest

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

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

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

Age 65+ 19.5%±1.3Highest MD: 16.7% 16.9%±2.3Lowest 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+ 33.6%Highest MD: 43.4% 25.6%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1Highest MD: 6.9% 6.1%±1.8Lowest 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 $124,803±$4kHighest 20% above MD $74,826±$9kLowest 28% below MD

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

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.3%±6.4Lowest MD: 51.5% 55.1%±10.8Highest 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 7.7%Lowest MD: 9.4% 14.3%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 8.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AberdeenFew work in Clinton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 23.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest

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

Schools

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

School district Prince George's County Public SchoolsHarford County Public Schools

High school in town Surrattsville HighAberdeen High

Students per teacherat that high school 16.5Highest 14.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Clinton vs Aberdeen

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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