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Columbia vs Woodlawn

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Columbia, MD
Area Score

Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Woodlawn, MD
Area Score

Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Signals

Columbia
Woodlawn
Climate
73 · Top 36%
vs
71 · Top 44%
Physical resilience
95 · Top 3%
vs
94 · Top 7%
Housing affordability
90 · Top 32%
vs
85 · Top 42%
Access
98 · Top 20%
vs
98 · Top 19%
Economic stability
72 · Top 23%
vs
64 · Top 42%

Measured values

MetricColumbiaWoodlawnSource period
Population104,33840,3792024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$131,490$82,4662024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$64,255$38,3212024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,267/sq mi4,233/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$497,400$294,2002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$2,042$1,4942024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate64.8%62.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%35.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate7.5%11.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high89°F90°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low25°F30°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation45.0"43.7"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport10 mi10 miNASR current cycle
Average commute30.3 min28.4 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age39.437.02024 ACS 5-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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84
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82
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