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Columbia vs Aspen Hill

Columbia, MD compared with Aspen Hill, MD · 14 miles apart

Columbia has 104,338 residents to Aspen Hill’s 53,279. Columbia comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Aspen Hill does better on median rent.

Columbia, MD Aspen Hill, MD
Population 104,338 53,279
Density (per sq mi) 3,267 5,605
Median household income $131,490 $111,575
Median home value $497,400 $570,000
Median rent $2,042 $1,916
Homeownership 64.8% 64.7%
Average commute 27.9 min 34.1 min
Median age 39.4 37.9
Bachelor's degree + 63.6% 43.3%
Poverty rate 7.5% 9.7%
Unemployment 4.2% 7%
Price to income 3.8× 5.1×
Clear days a year 24
Days above 90°F 25

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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