Baltimore vs Columbia
Baltimore, MD compared with Columbia, MD · 15 miles apart
Baltimore has 569,997 residents to Columbia’s 104,338. Baltimore comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Columbia does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Baltimore, MD | Columbia, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 569,997 | 104,338 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,042 | 3,267 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $131,490 |
| Median home value | $229,600 | $497,400 |
| Median rent | $1,331 | $2,042 |
| Homeownership | 47.5% | 64.8% |
| Average commute | 29.1 min | 27.9 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 39.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.1% | 63.6% |
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 7.5% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.8× |
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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