Greenbelt, MD vs Beltsville, MD

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

MetricGreenbelt, MDBeltsville, MD
Population24,67819,176
Median Household Income$85,997$99,642
Median Rent$1,848/mo$1,963/mo
Median Home Value$255,400$416,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.2%53.4%
Poverty Rate19.1%11.9%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k632265*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,8691,919*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min32.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.515.3
College Degree Rate45.3%34.6%
Foreign-Born %29.3%39.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%+7.2%

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