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16,067people live here $87,989median household incomeNear US average $1,379median rent per monthNear US average $284,300median home value▼ 15% below US

Brooklyn Park is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park is an unincorporated community in Maryland with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Brooklyn Park deals with commute times longer than most cities and college degree attainment below the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment

How Brooklyn Park compares

Median household income

Brooklyn Park$87,989

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Brooklyn Park$1,379

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Brooklyn Park$284,300

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Brooklyn Park

Based on Brooklyn Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,758

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,160 a year
33% of Brooklyn Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$56,860

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $28,430
Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,379/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,379 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $284,300. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $284,300 · 33% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Anne Arundel County is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Anne Arundel County (county-wide)

Safety

274 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Brooklyn Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Anne Arundel County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1691/100k · Policed by Anne Arundel County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Carpool

17%

Work from home

7.6%

Public transit

3.1%

Other

0.7%

Walk

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 32°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 45% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (3 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Brooklyn Park's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,379/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low).

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