Burtonsville, MD vs Laurel, MD

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

MetricBurtonsville, MDLaurel, MD
Population10,20329,798
Median Household Income$134,276$100,504
Median Rent$2,358/mo$1,873/mo
Median Home Value$488,800$385,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.8%43.5%
Poverty Rate4.3%9%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)4.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*350
Property Crime Rate /100k1,571*3,907
Median AQI3940
Good AQI Days /yr299306
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute32.9 min30.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.216.4
College Degree Rate48.3%47.7%
Foreign-Born %33.2%32.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.4%+0.6%

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