Ocean Pines, MD vs California, MD

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

MetricOcean Pines, MDCalifornia, MD
Population12,35113,136
Median Household Income$91,824$119,855
Median Rent$2,069/mo$1,927/mo
Median Home Value$380,100$346,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.3%31.6%
Poverty Rate5.5%6.9%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k25243*
Property Crime Rate /100k1961,096*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs82°F85°F
Winter Lows30°F31°F
Snowfall10 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—14.2
College Degree Rate40.4%43.8%
Foreign-Born %4.1%6.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.8%-10.7%

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