Kettering, MD vs Mitchellville, MD

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

MetricKettering, MDMitchellville, MD
Population14,01411,359
Median Household Income$126,938$149,347
Median Rent$2,297/mo—
Median Home Value$418,500$512,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.9%30.4%
Poverty Rate8.7%4.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k265*265*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,919*1,919*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute40.7 min33.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14—
College Degree Rate41.6%53.8%
Foreign-Born %16.7%21.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%-1.9%

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