Brooklyn Park, MD vs Baltimore, MD

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

MetricBrooklyn Park, MDBaltimore, MD
Population16,067573,243
Median Household Income$87,989$62,177
Median Rent$1,379/mo$1,331/mo
Median Home Value$284,300$229,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.5%50.5%
Poverty Rate8.3%19.7%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)5.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k274*1,351
Property Crime Rate /100k1,691*4,009
Median AQI40—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min29.1 min
Hospitals—14
Avg Hospital Rating—3.4 / 5
Students per Teacher1215.2
College Degree Rate19.8%36.1%
Foreign-Born %13.4%9.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.4%-2.7%

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.