Bowie, MD vs Mitchellville, MD

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

MetricBowie, MDMitchellville, MD
Population57,92611,359
Median Household Income$141,995$149,347
Median Rent$2,330/mo—
Median Home Value$459,300$512,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.3%30.4%
Poverty Rate3.8%4.1%
Unemployment Rate4%4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k205265*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9511,919*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute34.8 min33.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.7—
College Degree Rate50.4%53.8%
Foreign-Born %16.1%21.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.1%-1.9%

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