New Carrollton, MD vs Lanham, MD

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

MetricNew Carrollton, MDLanham, MD
Population13,56411,433
Median Household Income$81,509$103,556
Median Rent$1,749/mo$2,050/mo
Median Home Value$394,900$436,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.6%43%
Poverty Rate4.9%7.3%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k279265*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,2431,919*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall16 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute36.7 min32.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.317.4
College Degree Rate24.2%27.6%
Foreign-Born %40.9%35%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+7.5%

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