Brentwood vs Melwood

A side-by-side comparison of Brentwood and Melwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Brentwood and Melwood are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brentwood has the higher population (3,753 vs 3,734 in Melwood). Melwood has the higher median household income ($83,917 vs $70,573 in Brentwood). Melwood has the higher median home value ($430,700 vs $413,100 in Brentwood).

Population, income & housing

	Brentwood	Melwood
Population	3,753	3,734
Median age	35.6 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,573	$83,917
Median home value	$413,100	$430,700
Median gross rent	$1,564	$1,277
Housing units	1,452	1,595
Homeownership rate	44.6%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brentwood	Melwood
Population	3,476 → 3,753 (+8.0%)	4,289 → 3,734 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $70,573 (-10.4%)	$95,372 → $83,917 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$298,600 → $413,100 (+38.3%)	$316,000 → $430,700 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,409 → $1,564 (+11.0%)	$1,688 → $1,277 (-24.3%)

Brentwood

Population

3,4763,753

Median household income

$78,750$70,573

Median home value

$298,600$413,100

Median gross rent

$1,409$1,564

Melwood

Population

4,2893,734

Median household income

$95,372$83,917

Median home value

$316,000$430,700

Median gross rent

$1,688$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brentwood	Melwood
Under 5	9.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	8.9%
65 to 74	4.6%	15.7%
75 and over	4.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brentwood	Melwood
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	10.6%
Black or African American	30.7%	54.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	53.3%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brentwood	Melwood
No high school diploma	35.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brentwood	Melwood
Drove alone	50.0%	70.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.5%
Public transit	21.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	14.8%
Other means	7.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brentwood	Melwood
1-unit, detached	56.0%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	32.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Brentwood	Melwood
Poverty rate	11.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.73	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1948	1996