| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
| Livability | 77- Stable Housing Market
 - Low Cost of Living
 - Lots of Local Amenities
 - High Income per Capita
  Baltimore Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
 - Lots of Local Amenities
 - High Graduation Rates
 - Stable Housing Market
  Washington Livability | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
 
  | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
  Baltimore Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
  Washington Amenities | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
 - Goods & Services Index
 - Grocery Index
 - Healthcare Index
 - Housing Index
 - Transportation Index
 - Utilities Index
 
  | B- 102
 - 103
 - 105
 - 98
 - 98
 - 101
 - 111
  Baltimore Cost Of Living | F- 164
 - 117
 - 105
 - 110
 - 285
 - 106
 - 111
  Washington Cost Of Living | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
 - Murder /100k
 - Rape /100k
 - Robbery /100k
 - Assault /100k
 - Property Crime /100k
 - Burglary /100k
 - Theft /100k
 - Vehicle Theft /100k
 - Total Crime /100k
 
  | F- 1,572
 - 41
 - 45
 - 578
 - 908
 - 4,278
 - 446
 - 1,988
 - 1,845
 - 5,850
  Baltimore Crime | F- 1,047
 - 39
 - 38
 - 558
 - 412
 - 4,158
 - 245
 - 2,905
 - 1,008
 - 5,205
  Washington Crime | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Employment- Income Per Capita
 - Med. Household Income
 - Med. Earnings Male
 - Med. Earnings Female
 - Unemployment Rate
 
  | C- $32,699
 - $52,164
 - $41,126
 - $35,993
 - 5%
  Baltimore Employment | A+- $58,659
 - $90,842
 - $65,719
 - $55,046
 - 5%
  Washington Employment | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Housing- Median Home Price
 - Median Rent Asked
 - % Owner Occupied
 - % Renter Occupied
 - Avg. Household Size
 
  | A+- $167,300
 - $1,094
 - 48%
 - 52%
 - 2.4
  Baltimore Housing | C- $618,100
 - $1,607
 - 43%
 - 57%
 - 2.3
  Washington Housing | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
Schools- No. Public Schools
 - Students Per Teacher
 - Avg. Test Scores
 - Completed High School
 - Completed Bachelors
 
  | D- 315
 - 15
 - n/a
 - 78.5%
 - 29.7%
  Baltimore Schools | C- 208
 - 13
 - n/a
 - 87.4%
 - 55.4%
  Washington Schools | 
| Metrics | Baltimore | Washington | 
User Ratings- Average user rating
 - Number of ratings
 
  | D-- 51%
 - 54
  Baltimore User rating | C-- 61%
 - 43
  Washington User rating |