Wheaton vs Aspen Hill

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Wheaton, MD

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Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Aspen Hill, MD

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Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Signals

Wheaton

Aspen Hill

Climate

72 · Top 42%

Physical resilience

85 · Top 17%

Housing affordability

71 · Bottom 35%

Schools

62 · Top 36%

63 · Top 35%

Access

89 · Bottom 39%

Economic stability

67 · Top 36%

71 · Top 27%

Measured values

Metric	Wheaton	Aspen Hill	Source period
Population	52,926	53,279	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$111,478	$111,575	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$43,480	$46,464	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	7,673/sq mi	5,605/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$501,200	$570,000	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,163	$1,916	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	64.6%	64.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	43.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	13.1%	9.7%	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	34.6 min	37.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	37.7	37.9	2024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools	11	20	2024-25 school year
Students per teacher	12.74	13.22	2024-25 school year
Math proficiency	14.1%	13.4%	2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency	24.2%	26.4%	2019-20 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility	54.1%	57.6%	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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