Gaithersburg vs Dale City
Gaithersburg, MD compared with Dale City, VA · 35 miles apart
Gaithersburg has 71,113 residents to Dale City’s 71,016. Gaithersburg comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Dale City does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Gaithersburg, MD | Dale City, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71,113 | 71,016 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,871 | 4,990 |
| Median household income | $112,467 | $111,994 |
| Median home value | $496,500 | $425,500 |
| Median rent | $2,058 | $1,876 |
| Homeownership | 50.8% | 79.3% |
| Average commute | 29.4 min | 37.4 min |
| Median age | 37.8 | 35.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.5% | 33.5% |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 7% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5% |
| Price to income | 4.4× | 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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