Lexington Park, MD vs Cambridge, MD

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

MetricLexington Park, MDCambridge, MD
Population13,25213,152
Median Household Income$94,799$47,323
Median Rent$1,755/mo$1,058/mo
Median Home Value$309,700$257,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)101—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.6%57.8%
Poverty Rate13.8%26.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k243*489
Property Crime Rate /100k1,096*3,675
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—314
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall13 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute19.8 min23.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.912.9
College Degree Rate39.1%20.1%
Foreign-Born %4.1%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.8%

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.