Baltimore vs Silver Spring
Baltimore, MD compared with Silver Spring, MD · 30 miles apart
Baltimore has 569,997 residents to Silver Spring’s 81,462. Baltimore comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Silver Spring does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Baltimore, MD | Silver Spring, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 569,997 | 81,462 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,042 | 10,337 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $99,860 |
| Median home value | $229,600 | $643,300 |
| Median rent | $1,331 | $1,913 |
| Homeownership | 47.5% | 38.3% |
| Average commute | 29.1 min | 34 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.1% | 60.6% |
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 10.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 6.4× |
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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