Best PlacesGreater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall, 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.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall ranks 3,030th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
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.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall ranks high
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Household income$151,145 median, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $151,145, 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 Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall.
Who works in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall, and how
Work in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 22 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall, month by month
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
Schools across Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Imagine Foundations At Leeland PcsD+ · 22% proficient
- Perrywood ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
- Melwood ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benjamin Tasker Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- James Madison MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Kettering MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Bowie HighB · 47% proficient
- Frederick Douglass HighC− · 26% proficient
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall 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 Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of neighborhoods and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall
Is Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall ranks 3,030th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and few empty homes, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $491,478. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $151,145 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall safe?
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall good for families?
Schools beat 14% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $1,268 a month.
Compare Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall 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.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall 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.
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