Garretts Mill vs Sandy Hook

A side-by-side comparison of Garretts Mill and Sandy Hook: population, income, housing, and more.

Garretts Mill and Sandy Hook are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garretts Mill has the higher population (201 vs 196 in Sandy Hook). Since 2019, Sandy Hook's population has grown faster (-16.2% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
Population	201	196
Median age	36.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median gross rent	$1,810	—
Housing units	95	118
Homeownership rate	24.2%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
Population	319 → 201 (-37.0%)	234 → 196 (-16.2%)
Median household income	—	$39,926 → $50,795 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$240,600 → $220,400 (-8.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,780 → $1,810 (+1.7%)	—

Garretts Mill

Population

319201

Median home value

$240,600$220,400

Median gross rent

$1,780$1,810

Sandy Hook

Population

234196

Median household income

$39,926$50,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	8.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	40.8%
25 to 34	23.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	21.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	17.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	1.0%	3.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	35.2%
75 and over	14.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
No high school diploma	0.0%	69.0%
High school graduate	37.2%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	4.9%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
Drove alone	41.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	40.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
1-unit, detached	81.1%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	29.7%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garretts Mill	Sandy Hook
Poverty rate	5.5%	38.8%
Average household size	2.12	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1978	1938