Washington, DC vs Chillum, MD

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

MetricWashington, DCChillum, MD
Population681,29434,871
Median Household Income$109,870$79,864
Median Rent$1,954/mo$1,735/mo
Median Home Value$737,100$393,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.3%46.7%
Poverty Rate15.4%12.4%
Unemployment Rate6.3%4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k749265*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,0971,919*
Median AQI4540
Good AQI Days /yr241306
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows30°F30°F
Snowfall10 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute30 min36.5 min
Hospitals10—
Avg Hospital Rating2.9 / 5—
Students per Teacher11.313.1
College Degree Rate64.2%22.6%
Foreign-Born %14.3%51.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.6%-1.1%

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