Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,671.
Few places in the country grade higher. Brookmont earns an A+, ranked 17th of 259 in Maryland. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $247K, and it has 7 miles of trail and 27% conserved land. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.4 million, 10.7 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brookmont, above both the Maryland town median (42%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Brookmont is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 2 have a higher median household income than Brookmont.
Where Brookmont beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Brookmont | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.9% |
27.3% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Brookmont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,202 in 2000, 3,751 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 6 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brookmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw6 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw7 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Brookmont is unincorporated, so Montgomery 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 Brookmont.
Brookmont is among the three healthiest towns in Maryland, has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Maryland and sends many workers across the state line to Arlington.
The trail density in Brookmont is 3.6 miles per square mile. 7.1 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Capital Crescent Trail Special Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Sangamore Local Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Waldorf School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 274 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
It ranks #3 of the 261 Maryland towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 2.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
10% of Brookmont adults report frequent mental distress. Only 1 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Brookmont. 8.8% of Brookmont adults report frequent physical distress.
| Brookmont | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brookmont | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
36% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,352 working residents takes 25.1 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Brookmont for work: only 2% work in town. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Brookmont. Since 2013, Brookmont has added 530 jobs, to 920 in 2023.
| Brookmont | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Dalecarlia Rsvr weather station records that about 44 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records.
Brookmont has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 10.7 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in any other Maryland town; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
Brookmont’s median rent is $2,878 a month.
| Brookmont | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,878 a month | $1,809 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
36 within 15 miles of the center of Brookmont
About 5 of every 100 Brookmont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Brookmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Brookmont is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,751. Brookmont is often considered part of neighboring Bethesda because it falls within Bethesda's 20816 zip code.
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5 towns share a border with Brookmont.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookmont | #17 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Bethesda | #37 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Glen Echo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cabin John | — | — | D | — | B+ | A+ |
Cabin John has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Brookmont, Bethesda and Cabin John report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Echo isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brookmont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Brookmont grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #17 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,361,000, 220% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
