Baltimore, MD vs Parkville, MD

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

MetricBaltimore, MDParkville, MD
Population573,24330,549
Median Household Income$62,177$79,178
Median Rent$1,331/mo$1,526/mo
Median Home Value$229,600$260,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%52.9%
Poverty Rate19.7%8.6%
Unemployment Rate5.2%4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,351401*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,0092,400*
Median AQI—45
Good AQI Days /yr—236
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute29.1 min27.2 min
Hospitals14—
Avg Hospital Rating3.4 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.213.3
College Degree Rate36.1%33.2%
Foreign-Born %9.3%9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%-3.3%

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 Parkville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.