Gaithersburg, MD vs Germantown, MD

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

MetricGaithersburg, MDGermantown, MD
Population69,82590,719
Median Household Income$112,467$117,546
Median Rent$2,058/mo$2,040/mo
Median Home Value$496,500$422,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.4%46.9%
Poverty Rate8.8%8.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k216167*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0471,571*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr299299
Summer Highs85°F82°F
Winter Lows29°F27°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute29.4 min30.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—1.0 / 5
Students per Teacher12.814
College Degree Rate52.5%50.4%
Foreign-Born %44.3%37.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.1%-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 Germantown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.