Mitchellville, MD vs Bowie, MD

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

MetricMitchellville, MDBowie, MD
Population11,35957,926
Median Household Income$149,347$141,995
Median Rent—$2,330/mo
Median Home Value$512,100$459,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.4%44.3%
Poverty Rate4.1%3.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k265*205
Property Crime Rate /100k1,919*1,951
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute33.1 min34.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—15.7
College Degree Rate53.8%50.4%
Foreign-Born %21.9%16.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.9%+0.1%

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