Palo Alto vs Rockville
Palo Alto, CA compared with Rockville, MD · 2,419 miles apart
Palo Alto has 67,609 residents to Rockville’s 67,563. Palo Alto comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Rockville does better on median rent, price to income.
| Palo Alto, CA | Rockville, MD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67,609 | 67,563 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,811 | 4,980 |
| Median household income | $231,101 | $128,649 |
| Median home value | $2,000,001 | $682,300 |
| Median rent | $3,484 | $2,274 |
| Homeownership | 54.6% | 52.6% |
| Average commute | 21.4 min | 30.7 min |
| Median age | 43.6 | 39.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 82.3% | 65.6% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 8.7× | 5.3× |
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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