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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Money magazine did top 50 places to live in 2014. Bowie was ranked 28th and Rockville 24th. It looks like the only significant difference is Bowie kids scored better and Bowie has lower priced homes and has more diversity.

BASIC INFORMATION
City: Bowie
State: MD
Population: 56,344
Census region: South
FINANCIAL
Median family income: $122,777
Cost of Living Index score (100 is national average): 110
Projected job growth 2013 – 2018: 4%
HOUSING
Median home price: $257,250
Average property taxes: $4,092
EDUCATION
Colleges, universities, and professional schools (within 30 miles): 72
Reading test scores (% above state average): 12.8%
Math test scores (% above state average): 14%
% students attending public/private schools (within town limits): 83.4%/16.6%
QUALITY OF LIFE
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000 people): 1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000 people): 16
Median commute time (in minutes): 33
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer: 34%
% population who walk or bike to work: 2%
MEET THE NEIGHBORS
Median age: 39.5
Residents who completed at least some college: 74%
Married: 48%
Divorced: 10%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average): 445.3

BASIC INFORMATION
City: Rockville
State: MD
Population: 63,633
Census region: South
FINANCIAL
Median family income: $119,444
Projected job growth 2013 – 2018: 4%
HOUSING
Median home price: $441,750
Average property taxes: $5,212
EDUCATION
Colleges, universities, and professional schools (within 30 miles): 58
Reading test scores (% above state average): 9.8%
Math test scores (% above state average): 12.7%
% students attending public/private schools (within town limits): 90.4%/9.6%
QUALITY OF LIFE
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000 people): 1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000 people): 15
Median commute time (in minutes): 29
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer: 29%
% population who walk or bike to work: 3%
MEET THE NEIGHBORS
Median age: 38.2
Residents who completed at least some college: 78%
Married: 51%
Divorced: 8%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average): 205.2
Divorced
Racial diversity index (100 is national average): 445[/quote]

It's hard to compare the two cities based on only the above stats, because Rockville is almost like a tale of two cities itself.  For example, Rockville has nearly double the number of people with graduate degrees as Bowie (28% vs 15%), but Rockville also has a higher number of people with no high school diploma (11% in Rockville, 6% in Bowie).  For those living in the wealthiest parts of Rockville, their experience is more like those in Bethesda/Potomac, while those on the other end are closer to the experience of Silver Spring/Aspen Hill, but with higher rated (perceived better) schools.  So it seems that Rockville has a bigger spread of socioeconomic groups than Bowie does, which would account for the lower average HHI in the above stats.  Also, the location of Rockville is quite different from that of Bowie, in terms of proximity to several metro stops, jobs (right off 270 tech corridor) and closer to Tysons, etc., which I believe plays a role in the price of the homes as well.

http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/maryland/rockville/social.html
http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/maryland/bowie/social.html

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