Baltimore vs Gaithersburg
Baltimore, MD compared with Gaithersburg, MD · 33 miles apart
Baltimore has 569,997 residents to Gaithersburg’s 71,113. Baltimore comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Gaithersburg does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Baltimore, MD | Gaithersburg, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 569,997 | 71,113 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,042 | 6,871 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $112,467 |
| Median home value | $229,600 | $496,500 |
| Median rent | $1,331 | $2,058 |
| Homeownership | 47.5% | 50.8% |
| Average commute | 29.1 min | 29.4 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 37.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 8.8% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 4.4× |
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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