Cerritos, CA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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.

Cerritos

62.5

#1846 nationally

Gaithersburg

68.7

#1291 nationally

Gaithersburg leads in crime level (6.9 vs 9.6). Gaithersburg leads in cost of living index (141 vs 186). Cerritos leads in median household income ($124,460 vs $104,544).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Gaithersburg, MD
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	68.7 (#1291)
Population	46,797	69,563
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$522,428
Median Household Income	$124,460	$104,544
Average Commute	33.4 min	30.5 min
Walk Score	54	52
Crime Level	9.6	6.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	141
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+53.3