Lafayette vs Gaithersburg
Lafayette, IN compared with Gaithersburg, MD · 520 miles apart
Lafayette has 71,238 residents to Gaithersburg’s 71,113. Lafayette comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Gaithersburg does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Lafayette, IN | Gaithersburg, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71,238 | 71,113 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,345 | 6,871 |
| Median household income | $53,716 | $112,467 |
| Median home value | $172,800 | $496,500 |
| Median rent | $1,079 | $2,058 |
| Homeownership | 46.7% | 50.8% |
| Average commute | 16.4 min | 29.4 min |
| Median age | 33 | 37.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.9% | 52.5% |
| Poverty rate | 17.8% | 8.8% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.2× | 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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