Takoma Park, MD vs Langley Park, MD

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

MetricTakoma Park, MDLangley Park, MD
Population17,63221,508
Median Household Income$108,136$85,321
Median Rent$1,432/mo$1,707/mo
Median Home Value$749,200$357,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.1%51.3%
Poverty Rate9.1%28.3%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k340265*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,3821,919*
Median AQI3940
Good AQI Days /yr299306
Summer Highs88°F85°F
Winter Lows30°F27°F
Snowfall10 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute34 min39.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.313.4
College Degree Rate61.7%10.5%
Foreign-Born %28.7%67.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%+13.0%

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