Hagerstown, MD vs Halfway, MD

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

MetricHagerstown, MDHalfway, MD
Population43,66510,849
Median Household Income$52,221$71,036
Median Rent$1,114/mo$1,269/mo
Median Home Value$224,500$253,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%59.3%
Poverty Rate21.9%10.5%
Unemployment Rate5.1%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k616178*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,454614*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr285285
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min22.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.814.1
College Degree Rate20.5%21.3%
Foreign-Born %8.4%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.