Rockville, MD vs North Bethesda, MD

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

MetricRockville, MDNorth Bethesda, MD
Population67,67149,677
Median Household Income$128,649$129,092
Median Rent$2,274/mo$2,191/mo
Median Home Value$682,300$731,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%41.2%
Poverty Rate7.6%5.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k108167*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2671,571*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr299299
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute30.7 min29.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.316
College Degree Rate65.6%75.1%
Foreign-Born %35.6%34.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%-0.7%

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