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Glen Echo vs Brookmont

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (23.7× in Brookmont) and size (13.3× in Brookmont).

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Glen Echo, MDHomes around $1.31MMaryland · 276 people
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Brookmont, MDAn outdoors townMaryland · 3,671 people
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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.

Glen EchoHomes around $1.31M
Housing$1.31M typical home206% above the MD typical home Outdoors59.4% conserved land0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Glen Echo →
BrookmontAn outdoors town
Outdoors#6 most trails in MD7.1 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 100%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 72%of MD districts All about Brookmont →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Trails23.7×
Brookmont has more miles of trail
Brookmont 7.1 miGlen Echo 0.3 mi
Size13.3×
Brookmont is the bigger place
Brookmont 3,671Glen Echo 276
Street grid2.8×
Glen Echo has the more walkable street grid
Glen Echo 144Brookmont 50.9
Conserved land+32.1 pts
Glen Echo has more conserved land
Glen Echo 59.4%Brookmont 27.3%
Homeowners+19.3 pts renters
Brookmont has more renters
Glen Echo 99%Brookmont 79.7%
Typical home built27 yrs
Glen Echo’s homes are older
Brookmont 1965Glen Echo 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Glen Echo and Brookmont share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Glen EchoBrookmontGlen EchoBrookmont
Glen Echo ↔ Brookmont1.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2 Glen Echo residents work in Brookmont (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Glen Echo →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Brookmont

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.

Glen Echo$7,810/mo
Typical home $1.31M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86%+ · Housing →
Brookmont$7,970/mo
Typical home $1.36M (Census) · tax rate 0.73%+ · or rent about $2,878/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Brookmont and Glen Echo.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–Glen EchoNot graded B+BrookmontBetter than 72% of districts in the state
Health
–Glen EchoNot graded A+BrookmontHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
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
Glen EchoBrookmont
Snow a year6″6″
January low26°F26°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th9th
Outdoors & history
Glen EchoBrookmont
Trails0 mi7 mi
Conserved land59.4%27.3%
Settled1889—
National Register places31
Archive photos—12
Community
Glen EchoBrookmont
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

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.

Glen EchoBrookmont
People
Population 276Lowest 3,671Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +8.2% MD: +7%
Median age 47.5±7.4Highest 21% above MD 43.1±5.8Lowest 9% above MD
Glen Echo and Brookmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.8%±4.3Lowest MD: 22.2% 30.2%±6.4Highest MD: 22.2%
Brookmont and Glen Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±5Highest MD: 16.7% 17.7%±4.3Lowest MD: 16.7%
Glen Echo and Brookmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 82%Lowest MD: 43.4% 88.2%Highest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.2Lowest MD: 6.9% 4.5%±2.4Highest MD: 6.9%
Brookmont and Glen Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $213,750±$69kLowest 106% above MD $247,150±$17kHighest 138% above MD
Brookmont and Glen Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,163,500±$122kLowest 177% above MD $1,361,100±$264kHighest 224% above MD
Brookmont and Glen Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,878±$1k 69% above MD
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 144% above MD $10,000+ at least 144% above MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MD: 51.5% 63%±30.4Lowest MD: 51.5%
Glen Echo and Brookmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.1%Lowest MD: 9.4% 2.8%Highest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Highest MD: 67.6% 79.7%Lowest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MD 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 10% below MD 25 minLowest 19% below MD
Work from home 49.2%±7Highest MD: 19.3% 36.9%±7.4Lowest MD: 19.3%
Glen Echo and Brookmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (38%)Washington (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in BrookmontFew work in Glen Echo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.4%Highest 27.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 7.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.0 miLowest 3.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 144Highest 50.9Lowest
Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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