Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Virginia, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Virginia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Maryland, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Safety
be 81.3% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Virginia has a violent crime rate of 232 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 420 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.5% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Virginia has a property crime rate of 1,628 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 2,043 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
earn 11.7% more money
The median household income in Virginia is $90,974 as of 2023, while in Maryland, it is $101,652 as of 2023.
pay 10.3% more for a home
The median home value in Virginia is $360,700 as of 2023, compared to $397,700 in Maryland as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 10.4% less likely to be uninsured
In Virginia, 6.7% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
be 12.4% less likely to smoke
In Virginia, 13.7% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Maryland, that number is 12.0% as of 2022.
be 32.7% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Virginia, 5.5% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
commute 3.9 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Virginia takes 27.6 minutes as of 2023. In Maryland, it takes 31.5 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 2.9 times more densely populated
Virginia has a population density of 85.2 people per sq km as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 245.6 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 21.5% more likely to be food insecure
In Virginia, 7.9% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Maryland, that number is 9.6% as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
