Columbia vs Dundalk
Columbia, MD compared with Dundalk, MD · 20 miles apart
Columbia has 104,338 residents to Dundalk’s 65,969. Columbia comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Dundalk does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Columbia, MD | Dundalk, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104,338 | 65,969 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,267 | 5,040 |
| Median household income | $131,490 | $64,520 |
| Median home value | $497,400 | $212,700 |
| Median rent | $2,042 | $1,473 |
| Homeownership | 64.8% | 64.6% |
| Average commute | 27.9 min | 25.3 min |
| Median age | 39.4 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 63.6% | 15.7% |
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 17.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 6.9% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 3.3× |
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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