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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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Intersting because people on this thread are making assumptions about Bowie based on the county it is in without having information other than it is minority majority ( 48% vs. 41%). Also, I dont see people here automatically dismissing other counties.  The stats above show that people who live in Bowie have similar income, education, commutes, students who test above state average in English and Math (despite others always saying how bad the schools are), and safety as [b]parts of MoCo[/b]. I hope it makes people pause and think about the true reasons they say they would never live in Bowie.[/quote]

The key words here are "PARTS of MoCo".  The people you are referring to would likely want a specific part of MoCo (west of 270?), which is a very different place from Bowie.  They probably wouldn't choose to live in Bowie even if it were all white, because it is not as wealthy and prestigious of an area.  The people east of 270, who are already in a majority minority area, are probably basing their choice on school ratings (i.e., "better" schools because they are in closer proximity to mass wealth) or job location.[/quote]

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