Silver Spring vs Bethesda
Silver Spring, MD compared with Bethesda, MD · 5 miles apart
Silver Spring has 81,462 residents to Bethesda’s 69,397. Silver Spring comes out ahead on median rent. Bethesda does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Silver Spring, MD | Bethesda, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 81,462 | 69,397 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 10,337 | 5,231 |
| Median household income | $99,860 | $192,237 |
| Median home value | $643,300 | $1,169,900 |
| Median rent | $1,913 | $2,469 |
| Homeownership | 38.3% | 64% |
| Average commute | 34 min | 27.7 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 42.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.6% | 87.1% |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 3.1% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 6.1× |
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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