Halfway, MD vs Hagerstown, MD

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

MetricHalfway, MDHagerstown, MD
Population10,84943,665
Median Household Income$71,036$52,221
Median Rent$1,269/mo$1,114/mo
Median Home Value$253,300$224,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.3%49.3%
Poverty Rate10.5%21.9%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k178*616
Property Crime Rate /100k614*2,454
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr285285
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute22.3 min26.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.114.8
College Degree Rate21.3%20.5%
Foreign-Born %5.5%8.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%+1.5%

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.