Aspen Hill vs Wheaton

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Aspen Hill, MD

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Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Wheaton, MD

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Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Signals

Aspen Hill

Wheaton

Climate

72 · Top 42%

Physical resilience

85 · Top 17%

Housing affordability

71 · Bottom 35%

Schools

63 · Top 35%

62 · Top 36%

Access

89 · Bottom 39%

Economic stability

71 · Top 27%

67 · Top 36%

Measured values

Metric	Aspen Hill	Wheaton	Source period
Population	53,279	52,926	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$111,575	$111,478	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$46,464	$43,480	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	5,605/sq mi	7,673/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$570,000	$501,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,916	$2,163	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	64.7%	64.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	38.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	9.7%	13.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	90°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	30°F	30°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	41.8"	41.8"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	23 mi	23 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	37.4 min	34.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	37.9	37.7	2024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools	20	11	2024-25 school year
Students per teacher	13.22	12.74	2024-25 school year
Math proficiency	13.4%	14.1%	2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency	26.4%	24.2%	2019-20 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility	57.6%	54.1%	2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

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