Best PlacesEakles Mill, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eakles Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eakles Mill ranks 1,995th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eakles Mill
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Eakles Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eakles Mill ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$131,842 median, better than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
Where Eakles Mill ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eakles Mill
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eakles Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $131,842, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Eakles Mill's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eakles Mill
Eakles Mill's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eakles Mill.
Who works in Eakles Mill, and how
Work in Eakles Mill centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Eakles Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eakles Mill.
What the weather is like in Eakles Mill, month by month
Eakles Mill sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Eakles Mill
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eakles Mill
Schools across Eakles Mill average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Boonsboro ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boonsboro MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Barbara Ingram School For The ArtsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eakles Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eakles Mill measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Eakles Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eakles Mill
Is Eakles Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eakles Mill ranks 1,995th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eakles Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,100. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $131,842 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Eakles Mill safe?
Yes, Eakles Mill is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
Compare Eakles Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eakles Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eakles Mill represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Eakles Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eakles Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eakles Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eakles Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eakles Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eakles Mill detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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