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    Moving to Silver Spring, MD

    Is Silver Spring a good place to live?

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    Silver Spring ranks #41 of 57 Maryland cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (39/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $619,400
    +2.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,899
    per month
    Household income
    $98,880
    median
    Unemployment
    4.9%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Silver Spring

    The median home value in Silver Spring is $619,400 and median rent is $1,899 a month, against a median household income of $98,880. Homes cost about 6.3× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring, MD

    Silver Spring has about 82,129 residents, 4.9% unemployment and 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Silver Spring with

    Silver Spring vs BaltimoreSilver Spring vs ColumbiaSilver Spring vs GermantownSilver Spring vs WaldorfSilver Spring vs FrederickSilver Spring vs Ellicott CitySilver Spring vs Glen BurnieSilver Spring vs Gaithersburg

    More: Where to move in Maryland · Best counties in Maryland

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

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