Gaithersburg, MD

Name: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Address: Gaithersburg, MD

5 neighborhoods · 146,072 residents · Maryland

63/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$104K

Median Income

$543K

Median Home Value

Is Gaithersburg, MD a Good Place to Live?

Gaithersburg receives an overall livability grade of B (63/100), indicating solid livability relative to the rest of Maryland. Safety scores B+ (77/100), indicating lower crime rates than most areas. Affordability scores B (64/100) with a median household income of $103,997 and median home values around $542,575.

About 48.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 12.2%. 57% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 44.

$1,691

Median Rent/mo

48.1%

College Educated

12.2%

Unemployment

57%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

146,072

Population

Zip Codes

Montgomery

County

5 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in Gaithersburg

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	20882Montgomery Co.	86 A	97	99	$172K	$659K	13,962
2	20878Montgomery Co.	79 B+	95	85	$142K	$655K	65,954
3	20879Montgomery Co.	69 B	90	71	$100K	$415K	27,489
4	20877Montgomery Co.	61 B	87	61	$86K	$442K	38,524
5	20899Montgomery Co.	22 F	14	5	$20K	—	143

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.