Salisbury, MD vs California, MD

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

MetricSalisbury, MDCalifornia, MD
Population33,28513,136
Median Household Income$58,576$119,855
Median Rent$1,318/mo$1,927/mo
Median Home Value$227,300$346,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)96101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.9%31.6%
Poverty Rate24.3%6.9%
Unemployment Rate5.2%3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k891243*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,4751,096*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall8 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute22.2 min23.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.514.2
College Degree Rate25.7%43.8%
Foreign-Born %16.2%6.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.6%-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.