Gaithersburg, MD vs Flower Hill, MD

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

MetricGaithersburg, MDFlower Hill, MD
Population69,82513,794
Median Household Income$112,467$112,975
Median Rent$2,058/mo$2,137/mo
Median Home Value$496,500$463,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.4%41.3%
Poverty Rate8.8%9.3%
Unemployment Rate3.7%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k216167*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0471,571*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr299299
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute29.4 min32.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.811.6
College Degree Rate52.5%42.5%
Foreign-Born %44.3%38%
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.