College Park, MD vs Hyattsville, MD

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

MetricCollege Park, MDHyattsville, MD
Population34,54020,966
Median Household Income$69,721$91,941
Median Rent$1,912/mo$1,835/mo
Median Home Value$437,900$481,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.7%56.1%
Poverty Rate33.2%11.6%
Unemployment Rate5.2%4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k265*542
Property Crime Rate /100k1,919*3,847
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs85°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F30°F
Snowfall16 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute26.2 min33.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.315.8
College Degree Rate52.7%50.7%
Foreign-Born %23.8%37.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.9%-0.1%

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