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What Is It Like to Live in Gaithersburg?

What it costs to live in Gaithersburg, and how it compares with other Maryland cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

43

56th best value in Maryland

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Maryland cities.

Overall livability

58

30th overall in Maryland

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Gaithersburg is home to about 68,827 people. A typical home runs $427,400 and a household earns around $98,100, a price-to-income ratio of 4.4. Among Maryland's largest cities, it ranks 56th for value and 30th overall.

Gaithersburg at a glance

Median home price

$427,400

80th in MD of 94

Median rent

$1,811/mo

Median household income

$98,100

Home price to income

4.4x

Unemployment

6.0%

57th in MD of 94

School rating

9/10

40th in MD of 94

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MD of 94

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Maryland only. Updated 2026.