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Eagle Harbor vs Brookview

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

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 →
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 →
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
Eagle HarborBrookview
Snow a year15″8″
January low25°F28°F
July high85°F88°F
Growing season (days)195d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st29th
Outdoors & history
Eagle HarborBrookview
Settled19291953
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
Eagle HarborBrookview
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.

Eagle Harbor ↔ Brookview48 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.

Eagle HarborBrookview
People
Population 72Highest 33Lowest
Median age 62.1±9.3Highest 58% above MD 61.8±21.9Lowest 57% 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 15.3%±43.7Highest MD: 22.2% 12.1%±100Lowest 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+ 20.8%±55.4Lowest MD: 16.7% 42.4%±100Highest 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+ 26.2%Highest MD: 43.4% 17.9%Lowest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.5%±27Highest MD: 6.9% 0%±60Lowest 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 8.3%Lowest MD: 9.4% 21.2%Highest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.5%Highest MD: 67.6% 81%Lowest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Highest 31 yrs older than MD 1946Lowest 33 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 50 min 61% above MD —
Work from home 54.2%±64.3Highest MD: 19.3% 7.7%±14.2Lowest 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 28.3 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Waldorf (9%)Easton (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrookviewFew work in Eagle Harbor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
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 192Highest 46.2Lowest
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Eagle Harbor

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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