Baltimore, MD vs Brooklyn Park, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBaltimore, MDBrooklyn Park, MD
Population573,24316,067
Median Household Income$62,177$87,989
Median Rent$1,331/mo$1,379/mo
Median Home Value$229,600$284,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%32.5%
Poverty Rate19.7%8.3%
Unemployment Rate5.2%3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,351274*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,0091,691*
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute29.1 min28.3 min
Hospitals14—
Avg Hospital Rating3.4 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.212
College Degree Rate36.1%19.8%
Foreign-Born %9.3%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+6.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brooklyn Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.