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137cities listedof 4,183 in the US $111,527typical household income▲ 38% above US $1,867typical rent per month▲ 32% above US Baltimorelargest citypop. 573k

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Baltimore	573k	$62,177	$1,331	5.2%
Columbia	104k	$131,490	$2,042	3.5%
Germantown	91k	$117,546	$2,040	3.7%
Frederick	83k	$97,069	$1,764	3.7%
Waldorf	83k	$116,089	$1,995	4.2%
Silver Spring	81k	$99,860	$1,913	3.7%
Ellicott City	75k	$156,964	$2,061	3.5%
Glen Burnie	73k	$88,280	$1,648	3.4%
Gaithersburg	70k	$112,467	$2,058	3.7%
Bethesda	69k	$192,237	$2,469	3.7%
Rockville	68k	$128,649	$2,274	3.8%
Dundalk	66k	$64,520	$1,473	4.0%
Towson	59k	$101,320	$1,764	4.0%
Severn	58k	$134,423	$2,175	3.4%
Bel Air South	58k	$123,653	$1,757	3.6%
Bowie	58k	$141,995	$2,330	4.0%
Aspen Hill	53k	$111,575	$1,916	3.7%
Wheaton	53k	$111,478	$2,163	3.7%
North Bethesda	50k	$129,092	$2,191	3.7%
Potomac	46k	$236,675	$2,887	3.7%
Odenton	45k	$128,441	$2,257	3.4%
Hagerstown	44k	$52,221	$1,114	5.1%
Catonsville	43k	$114,109	$1,724	4.0%
Annapolis	41k	$113,860	$1,860	3.4%
Essex	41k	$67,168	$1,319	4.0%
Severna Park	40k	$169,953	$1,699	3.4%
Clinton	38k	$124,803	$1,809	4.4%
Owings Mills	37k	$96,243	$1,841	4.0%
Randallstown	36k	$85,735	$1,577	4.0%
Olney	36k	$171,458	$2,404	3.7%
Chillum	35k	$79,864	$1,735	4.4%
College Park	35k	$69,721	$1,912	5.2%
Pasadena	34k	$129,727	$2,393	3.4%
Montgomery Village	34k	$95,348	$1,916	3.7%
Pikesville	34k	$98,465	$1,707	4.0%
Salisbury	33k	$58,576	$1,318	5.2%
Middle River	32k	$78,398	$1,636	4.0%
Eldersburg	32k	$142,954	$1,705	3.1%
Bel Air North	31k	$137,336	$1,624	3.6%
Milford Mill	31k	$69,711	$1,653	4.0%
Parkville	31k	$79,178	$1,526	4.0%
Clarksburg	30k	$176,678	$2,495	3.7%
Laurel	30k	$100,504	$1,873	4.4%
Crofton	30k	$150,577	$2,217	3.4%
South Laurel	29k	$88,933	$1,830	4.4%
Perry Hall	29k	$106,244	$1,706	4.0%
Ilchester	28k	$152,103	$2,115	3.5%
Carney	28k	$83,620	$1,793	4.0%
Lochearn	27k	$74,707	$1,460	4.0%
Ballenger Creek	26k	$108,944	$1,987	3.5%
Elkridge	26k	$139,913	$2,295	3.5%
Fairland	26k	$98,800	$1,894	3.7%
Reisterstown	26k	$85,543	$1,600	4.0%
North Laurel	26k	$122,949	$2,031	3.5%
Fort Washington	25k	$143,333	$2,690	4.4%
Edgewood	25k	$80,772	$1,375	3.6%
Greenbelt	25k	$85,997	$1,848	4.4%
Landover	25k	$72,100	$1,735	4.4%
Arnold	24k	$141,639	$2,158	3.4%
Cockeysville	24k	$77,680	$1,603	4.0%
North Potomac	24k	$186,514	$2,413	3.7%
Suitland	24k	$71,585	$1,707	4.4%
Camp Springs	23k	$120,456	$2,231	4.4%
Arbutus	23k	$99,090	$1,318	4.0%
Langley Park	22k	$85,321	$1,707	4.4%
Hyattsville	21k	$91,941	$1,835	4.4%
Westminster	20k	$86,219	$1,476	3.1%
Rosedale	20k	$85,711	$1,378	4.0%
Maryland City	19k	$117,337	$2,421	3.4%
Beltsville	19k	$99,642	$1,963	4.4%
Cumberland	19k	$48,162	$741	5.6%
Redland	19k	$132,153	$2,221	3.7%
East Riverdale	18k	$81,831	$1,716	4.4%
Seabrook	18k	$98,157	$1,840	4.4%
Lake Shore	18k	$130,689	$1,806	3.4%
Oxon Hill	18k	$93,252	$1,721	4.4%
Damascus	18k	$158,883	$1,792	3.7%
Takoma Park	18k	$108,136	$1,432	3.7%
Calverton	18k	$107,381	$2,164	3.7%
Ferndale	18k	$94,948	$2,022	3.4%
Adelphi	17k	$82,137	$1,804	4.4%
White Oak	17k	$83,370	$1,808	3.7%
Easton	17k	$74,653	$1,197	4.0%
Aberdeen	17k	$74,826	$1,363	3.6%
Parole	17k	$120,361	$2,306	3.4%
Glenmont	17k	$126,542	$2,028	3.7%
Glassmanor	17k	$66,327	$1,567	4.4%
Cloverly	17k	$152,083	$2,129	3.7%
Brooklyn Park	16k	$87,989	$1,379	3.4%
Mays Chapel	16k	$126,996	$1,739	4.0%
Hillcrest Heights	16k	$82,785	$1,545	4.4%
Rossville	16k	$90,000	$1,667	4.0%
Elkton	16k	—	$1,382	4.2%
Bensville	16k	$170,072	$2,722	4.2%
Summerfield	15k	$91,007	$2,091	4.4%
Havre de Grace	15k	$105,817	$1,416	3.6%
Colesville	15k	$130,682	$1,893	3.7%
Linganore	14k	$175,833	$2,523	3.5%
Accokeek	14k	$150,815	—	4.4%
Lake Arbor	14k	$121,211	$2,431	4.4%
Urbana	14k	$182,500	$2,649	3.5%
Joppatowne	14k	$117,881	$1,729	3.6%
Kettering	14k	$126,938	$2,297	4.4%
Flower Hill	14k	$112,975	$2,137	3.7%
Glenn Dale	14k	$134,333	$1,698	4.4%
Brock Hall	14k	$206,451	$3,500+	4.4%
Green Valley	14k	$171,707	—	3.5%
New Carrollton	14k	$81,509	$1,749	4.4%
Lexington Park	13k	$94,799	$1,755	3.4%
Westphalia	13k	$164,197	$2,193	4.4%
Cambridge	13k	$47,323	$1,058	4.4%
California	13k	$119,855	$1,927	3.4%
Kemp Mill	13k	$146,354	$2,177	3.7%
Overlea	13k	$88,841	$1,473	4.0%
Rosaryville	13k	$158,923	$2,362	4.4%
Ocean Pines	12k	$91,824	$2,069	5.3%
Honeygo	12k	$146,384	—	4.0%
Largo	12k	$103,375	$2,180	4.4%
Riviera Beach	12k	$112,672	$1,972	3.4%
Brandywine	12k	$157,587	$2,757	4.4%
Annapolis Neck	12k	$173,879	—	3.4%
Travilah	12k	$250,000+	$3,500+	3.7%
Lanham	11k	$103,556	$2,050	4.4%
Mitchellville	11k	$149,347	—	4.4%
Linthicum	11k	$134,673	$2,066	3.4%
Fort Meade	11k	$103,261	$2,435	3.4%
Friendly	11k	$127,670	$2,306	4.4%
White Marsh	11k	$117,426	$1,982	4.0%
Halfway	11k	$71,036	$1,269	4.3%
La Plata	11k	$121,208	$1,559	4.2%
Bel Air	11k	$74,605	$1,492	3.6%
Scaggsville	11k	$207,220	$3,500+	3.5%
Forestville	10k	$70,579	$1,719	4.4%
Timonium	10k	$119,863	$1,836	4.0%
Marlton	10k	$109,328	$2,026	4.4%
Burtonsville	10k	$134,276	$2,358	3.7%
Garrison	9k	$102,423	$1,952	4.0%

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