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Aspen Hill vs Palm Desert

Aspen Hill, MD compared with Palm Desert, CA · 2,198 miles apart

Aspen Hill has 53,279 residents to Palm Desert’s 53,259. Aspen Hill comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Palm Desert does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Aspen Hill, MD Palm Desert, CA
Population 53,279 53,259
Density (per sq mi) 5,605 1,989
Median household income $111,575 $77,513
Median home value $570,000 $542,000
Median rent $1,916 $1,778
Homeownership 64.7% 65%
Average commute 34.1 min 21 min
Median age 37.9 57.5
Bachelor's degree + 43.3% 40.7%
Poverty rate 9.7% 11%
Unemployment 7% 6.4%
Price to income 5.1×
Clear days a year 24 156
Days above 90°F 25 171

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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