La Plata, MD vs Lexington Park, MD

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

MetricLa Plata, MDLexington Park, MD
Population10,68313,252
Median Household Income$121,208$94,799
Median Rent$1,559/mo$1,755/mo
Median Home Value$428,400$309,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)109101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.9%48.6%
Poverty Rate6.6%13.8%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k154243*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3331,096*
Median AQI38—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F31°F
Snowfall15 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute39.6 min19.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.313.9
College Degree Rate35.4%39.1%
Foreign-Born %7.1%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+19.2%—

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