Town guide

Brooklyn Park, Maryland

Brooklyn Park is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to about 16,067 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21225.

Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16,0673,816 per sq mi
Median home value$284,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking34%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Brooklyn Park

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Brooklyn Park

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA96 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Brooklyn Park; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Brooklyn Park

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Brooklyn Park had 16,112 residents in the 2020 census, up 47% since 2000.

It’s the 90th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Anne Arundel County grew from 39,620 residents in 1900 to 588,261 in 2020.

Brooklyn Park population by census2000: 10,938, 2010: 14,373, 2020: 16,11210,938200014,373201016,1122020

Anne Arundel County, 1900–2020

Anne Arundel County population, 1900 to 20201900: 39,620, 1910: 39,553, 1920: 43,408, 1930: 55,167, 1940: 68,375, 1950: 117,392, 1960: 206,634, 1970: 297,539, 1980: 370,775, 1990: 427,239, 2000: 489,656, 2010: 537,656, 2020: 588,26140K’00’1043K’20’3068K’40’50207K’60’70371K’80’90490K’00’10588K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Brooklyn ParkJan: high 44°F, low 30°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 73°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 71°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 35°F, 3.7 in44°30°Jan3.147°32°Feb2.855°39°Mar3.967°48°Apr3.676°58°May3.485°68°Jun3.490°73°Jul4.787°71°Aug4.480°65°Sep4.569°53°Oct3.558°43°Nov3.048°35°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Anne Arundel County

245,664 jobs at 14,718 businesses in Anne Arundel County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Anne Arundel CountyHotels and restaurants: 32,136 jobs; Retail trade: 31,070 jobs; Professional services: 30,528 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 30,030 jobs; Construction: 20,912 jobs; Administrative and support: 18,751 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 18,699 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,859 jobsHotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 13% Professional services 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Construction 9% Administrative and support 8% Transportation and warehousing 8% Manufacturing 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

284 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brooklyn Park.

Nearest hospitals

  • Medstar Harbor HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baltimore1.8 miles
  • Saint Agnes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore4.3 miles
  • University of Maryland Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore4.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors45
Specialist doctors82
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants74
Mental health providers47
Physical and occupational therapists23
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies17

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Brooklyn Park

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Bay Brook Park · 65 acres1.1 mi
  • Reedbird Park · 37 acres1.5 mi
  • Brooklyn Heights Park · 23 acres0.4 mi
  • Patapsco Flats · 20 acres0.8 mi
  • Arundel Village Park · 18 acres0.6 mi
  • Duane Avenue Park · 16 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Save-A-Lot0.2 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.7 mi
  • Rite Aid0.7 mi
  • People's Care Pharmacy0.9 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Brooklyn Park Community Library0.3 mi
  • Enoch Pratt Free Library Brooklyn Branch1.0 mi

Museums

  • Fort McHenry Visitor Center3.3 mi
  • Baltimore Museum of Industry3.4 mi
  • Baltimore Immigration Museum3.4 mi
  • History of the Inner Harbor Exhibit3.6 mi
  • American Visionary Art Museum3.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Chesapeake Arts Center0.6 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Brooklyn Park

Public schools here are run by Baltimore City Public Schools, Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Arundel ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–2434Public1.9 mi
Bay-Brook Elementary/MiddleBaltimorePre-K–8706Public0.9 mi
Belle Grove ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5305Public0.4 mi
Brooklyn Park ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5463Public0.3 mi
Curtis Bay ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5470Public1.2 mi
Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/MiddleBaltimorePre-K–8717Public0.9 mi
Park ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5538Public0.3 mi
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/MiddleBaltimore3–8513Public1.6 mi
Brooklyn Park MiddleBaltimore6–8784Public0.7 mi
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville CoveBaltimore9–12786Public1.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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