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    Moving to Germantown, MD

    Is Germantown a good place to live?

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    Germantown ranks #20 of 57 Maryland cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (54/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.3% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $401,400
    +2.0% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,978
    per month
    Household income
    $112,149
    median
    Unemployment
    4.9%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Germantown

    The median home value in Germantown is $401,400 and median rent is $1,978 a month, against a median household income of $112,149. Homes cost about 3.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Germantown crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Maryland the 2025 rate was 365 violent and 1,853 property crimes per 100,000 people — #11 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Germantown, MD

    Germantown has about 90,521 residents, 4.9% unemployment and 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Germantown with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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