Cumberland, MD vs Halfway, MD

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

MetricCumberland, MDHalfway, MD
Population18,80410,849
Median Household Income$48,162$71,036
Median Rent$741/mo$1,269/mo
Median Home Value$123,200$253,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—94
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.6%59.3%
Poverty Rate25.1%10.5%
Unemployment Rate5.6% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k290178*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,848614*
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr—285
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall29 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min22.3 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.514.1
College Degree Rate22.7%21.3%
Foreign-Born %2%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.5%+0.7%

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