Lexington Park, MD vs Salisbury, MD

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

MetricLexington Park, MDSalisbury, MD
Population13,25233,285
Median Household Income$94,799$58,576
Median Rent$1,755/mo$1,318/mo
Median Home Value$309,700$227,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)10196
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.6%52.9%
Poverty Rate13.8%24.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)5.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k243*891
Property Crime Rate /100k1,096*2,475
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall13 in/yr8 in/yr
Avg Commute19.8 min22.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.912.5
College Degree Rate39.1%25.7%
Foreign-Born %4.1%16.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.6%

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.