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Mountain View vs Brookford

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (10.2× in Mountain View) and home values (+69% in Mountain View).

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Mountain View, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 3,982 people
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Brookford, NCHomes around $157KNorth Carolina · 390 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.

Mountain ViewOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 59%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Mountain View →
BrookfordHomes around $157K
Housing$157K typical home53% below the NC typical home All about Brookford →
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.

Size10.2×
Mountain View is the bigger place
Mountain View 3,982Brookford 390
Home values+69%
Homes cost more in Mountain View
Mountain View $222,500Brookford $131,300
Homeowners+42.2 pts renters
Brookford has more renters
Mountain View 81%Brookford 38.8%
Jobs per worker3.6×
Brookford is more of a job hub
Brookford 0.32Mountain View 0.09
Street grid2.3×
Brookford has the more walkable street grid
Brookford 65.2Mountain View 28.6
Typical home built34 yrs
Brookford’s homes are older
Mountain View 1979Brookford 1945
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Mountain View

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.

Mountain View$1,250/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →
Brookford$930/mo
Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $909/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Mountain View and Brookford.

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.

Where they are

Mountain View and Brookford share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain ViewBrookfordMountain ViewBrookford
Mountain View ↔ Brookford2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
BMountain ViewHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns –BrookfordNot graded
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
Mountain ViewBrookford
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th28th
Community
Mountain ViewBrookford
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.

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.

Mountain ViewBrookford
People
Population 3,982Highest 390Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1% NC: +9.5% —
Median age 42.1±8.8Highest 8% above NC 28.1±14.1Lowest 28% below NC
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±5Highest NC: 21.8% 25.9%±18.8Lowest NC: 21.8%
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±4.9Highest NC: 17.2% 18.7%±16.3Lowest NC: 17.2%
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest NC: 35.7% 7.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.8Highest NC: 6.4% 2.8%±4Lowest NC: 6.4%
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,792±$14k about the NC average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$17kHighest 23% below NC $131,300±$16kLowest 55% below NC
Rentmedian gross, monthly $956±$167Highest 22% below NC $909±$153Lowest 26% below NC
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,059Highest 44% below NC $1,056Lowest 44% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±30.6Highest NC: 48.9% 45.7%±29.2Lowest NC: 48.9%
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.4%Highest NC: 13% 19%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Highest NC: 66.6% 38.8%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 12 yrs older than NC 1945Lowest 46 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 24% below NC 23 minHighest 8% below NC
Work from home 3.9%±3Highest NC: 16.3% 1.8%±2.8Lowest NC: 16.3%
Mountain View and Brookford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hickory (29%)Hickory (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrookfordFew work in Mountain View
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.6Lowest 65.2Highest
North Carolina 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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