Flower Hill, MD vs Gaithersburg, MD

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

MetricFlower Hill, MDGaithersburg, MD
Population13,79469,825
Median Household Income$112,975$112,467
Median Rent$2,137/mo$2,058/mo
Median Home Value$463,500$496,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.3%46.4%
Poverty Rate9.3%8.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*216
Property Crime Rate /100k1,571*1,047
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr299299
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute32.1 min29.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.612.8
College Degree Rate42.5%52.5%
Foreign-Born %38%44.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.1%

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