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What Is It Like to Live in Germantown?

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

Value score

62

28th best value in Maryland

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

Overall livability

63

23rd overall in Maryland

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

Germantown is home to about 90,235 people. A typical home runs $357,100 and a household earns around $104,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. Among Maryland's largest cities, it ranks 28th for value and 23rd overall.

Germantown at a glance

Median home price

$357,100

40th in MD of 94

Median rent

$1,822/mo

Median household income

$104,100

Home price to income

3.4x

Unemployment

4.9%

42nd in MD of 94

School rating

10/10

19th in MD of 94

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MD of 94

Walk score

10/100

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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.