Woodlawn (Baltimore County), MD vs Ellicott City, MD

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

MetricWoodlawn (Baltimore County), MDEllicott City, MD
Population40,37975,257
Median Household Income$82,466$156,964
Median Rent$1,494/mo$2,061/mo
Median Home Value$294,200$661,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.3%51.9%
Poverty Rate11.6%3.7%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k401*116*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,400*1,483*
Median AQI4533
Good AQI Days /yr236293
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows32°F27°F
Snowfall29 in/yr29 in/yr
Avg Commute26 min28.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.414.7
College Degree Rate35.5%68.8%
Foreign-Born %19%27.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+1.5%

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