California, MD vs Cambridge, MD

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

MetricCalifornia, MDCambridge, MD
Population13,13613,152
Median Household Income$119,855$47,323
Median Rent$1,927/mo$1,058/mo
Median Home Value$346,800$257,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)101—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income31.6%57.8%
Poverty Rate6.9%26.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k243*489
Property Crime Rate /100k1,096*3,675
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—314
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall13 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min23.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.212.9
College Degree Rate43.8%20.1%
Foreign-Born %6.4%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-10.7%+2.8%

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