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Templeville vs Eldorado

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (34 yrs in Eldorado) and homeowners (+12.3 pts renters in Templeville).

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Templeville, MDA small town of 63Maryland · 63 people
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Eldorado, MDA small town of 30Maryland · 30 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.

TemplevilleA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsTempleville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Templeville →
EldoradoA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsEldorado doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eldorado →
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
TemplevilleEldorado
Snow a year13″8″
January low28°F28°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)214d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th29th
Outdoors & history
TemplevilleEldorado
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land2.6%—
Settled1865—
National Register places—1
Famous people born here1—
Community
TemplevilleEldorado
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

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Templeville ↔ Eldorado38 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.

TemplevilleEldorado
People
Population 63Highest 30Lowest
Median age 25.9±22Lowest 34% below MD 36.5±26.1Highest 7% below MD
Eldorado and Templeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.7%±37.8Highest MD: 22.2% 26.7%±100Lowest MD: 22.2%
Templeville and Eldorado are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±62.9Lowest MD: 16.7% 16.7%±100Highest MD: 16.7%
Eldorado and Templeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MD: 43.4% 10%Highest MD: 43.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4 MD: 6.9% 0%±66 MD: 6.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,375±$25kLowest 62% below MD $51,563±$3kHighest 50% below MD
Eldorado and Templeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $183,300±$32k 56% below MD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,375 66% below MD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest MD: 51.5% 0%±100Lowest MD: 51.5%
Templeville and Eldorado are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.5%Highest MD: 9.4% 0%Lowest MD: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Lowest MD: 67.6% 92.3%Highest MD: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MD 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 21% below MD
Work from home 0%±60.9 MD: 19.3% 0%±100 MD: 19.3%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cheswold (4%)Rehoboth Beach (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EldoradoFew work in Templeville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.0 —
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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