Cambridge, MA vs Powder Springs, GA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cambridge

70.6

#1085 nationally

Powder Springs

65.8

#1609 nationally

Powder Springs leads in cost of living index (103 vs 172). Cambridge leads in average commute (27.8 min vs 37.3 min). Cambridge leads in median household income ($115,892 vs $88,311).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cambridge, MA	Powder Springs, GA
WhereAtHome Score	70.6 (#1085)	65.8 (#1609)
Population	117,090	18,950
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,055,780	$367,149
Median Household Income	$115,892	$88,311
Average Commute	27.8 min	37.3 min
Walk Score	87	N/A
Crime Level	Low	7.2
School Rating	8.4	N/A
Cost of Living Index	172	103
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+39.5	D+14.9

Data coverage note: Powder Springs is missing data for 1 metric that Cambridge has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.