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Brooklyn Park is a small city of 16,067 people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It's about 6 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,067people
$284kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,067
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,815 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 6 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,793/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BWI airport
- 4 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,803 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 503 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anne Arundel County: D+14 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk