Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 16,067 in Maryland.
Walkability is where it shines (A): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $300K, 3 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $88K. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns. That places it 94th of 259 in Maryland. Sunnyfields is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher January low than Brooklyn Park. The biggest park or preserve is Brooklyn Heights Park, at 23 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Brooklyn Park beats most towns.
14,373 counted in 2010 and 16,112 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Brooklyn Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 13,896 in 1970, 16,112 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brooklyn Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw32 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
Big draw34 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw33 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0
Brooklyn Park is unincorporated, so Anne Arundel County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Brooklyn Park.
Brooklyn Park pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Maryland norm and has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Maryland, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Brooklyn Park once, in 2003. On expected storm and flood damage, Brooklyn Park sits below 90% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to heat waves. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1978: 12.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Park MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 784 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
2.7 miles of trail wind through 7 parks and preserves. In Brooklyn Park, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 7, covering 191 acres.
| Brooklyn Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooklyn Heights Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Brooklyn Park #1 | 0.5 mi | 16 |
| 3. Patapsco Valley State Park Belle Grove Area | 0.2 mi | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here fell from 2,734 in 2013 to 2,056.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Brooklyn Park dropped by 678, to 2,056. Brooklyn Park: 7.6% of workers work remotely from home. The mean commuting time for Brooklyn Park comes to 28 minutes, against 32 minutes in Maryland’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Brooklyn Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brooklyn Park grades A− overall with a typical home of about $300K, below the Maryland typical value; only 13 of the 54 Maryland towns graded A− or better can say that. At 3 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $300K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
In Brooklyn Park, the median rent is $1,379 a month. Homes here are typically worth about $300,000, down 1% in a year, 30% below the Maryland typical home. The share of households in Brooklyn Park who live in a home they own: 80%.
| Brooklyn Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,379 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 89.1°, the highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records; January nights average 28.3°.
The midsummer high for Brooklyn Park comes to 89°F, above both the Maryland town median (88°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). About 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Brooklyn Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 28°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Brooklyn Park. In Brooklyn Park, 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Brooklyn Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Brooklyn Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 35.3% | 38.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
19 within 15 miles of the center of Brooklyn Park
About 7 of every 100 Brooklyn Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Brooklyn Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 14,373 at the 2010 census, and 16,112 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Brooklyn Park.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Park | #94 | A− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Baltimore Highlands | #231 | C− | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Baltimore | #251 | D | B− | D− | D− | C |
| Linthicum | #77 | A− | C+ | — | B− | A |
| Glen Burnie | #138 | B | C | — | B− | B− |
| Ferndale | #128 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
Brooklyn Park, Baltimore Highlands, Linthicum, Glen Burnie and Ferndale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brooklyn Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Brooklyn Park grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #94 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
