Cambridge, MD vs California, MD

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

MetricCambridge, MDCalifornia, MD
Population13,15213,136
Median Household Income$47,323$119,855
Median Rent$1,058/mo$1,927/mo
Median Home Value$257,900$346,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.8%31.6%
Poverty Rate26.4%6.9%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k489243*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,6751,096*
Median AQI39—
Good AQI Days /yr314—
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall14 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute23.5 min23.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.914.2
College Degree Rate20.1%43.8%
Foreign-Born %5.4%6.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%-10.7%

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