Columbia vs Silver Spring
Columbia, MD compared with Silver Spring, MD · 16 miles apart
Columbia has 104,338 residents to Silver Spring’s 81,462. Columbia comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Silver Spring does better on median rent.
| Columbia, MD | Silver Spring, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104,338 | 81,462 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,267 | 10,337 |
| Median household income | $131,490 | $99,860 |
| Median home value | $497,400 | $643,300 |
| Median rent | $2,042 | $1,913 |
| Homeownership | 64.8% | 38.3% |
| Average commute | 27.9 min | 34 min |
| Median age | 39.4 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 63.6% | 60.6% |
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 6.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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