Brookside, DE vs Elkton, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrookside, DEElkton, MD
Population15,11515,910
Median Household Income$78,328—
Median Rent$1,444/mo$1,382/mo
Median Home Value$279,700$293,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.1%68.3%
Poverty Rate14.6%20.1%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*793
Property Crime Rate /100k604*4,352
Median AQI4441
Good AQI Days /yr235288
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min25.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher9.113.8
College Degree Rate29.1%21.6%
Foreign-Born %19.7%7.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.9%+5.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brookside (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.