| | Gaithersburg, MD | Columbia, MD | United States |
| Overall | 138.5 | 127.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 111.5 | 104.5 | 100 |
| Health | 86.8 | 86.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 151.5 | 142.9 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $471,400 | $441,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,630.0% | 10,970.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 136.1 | 107.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 146.4 | 151.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Gaithersburg 
10 Reviews
We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people More
The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you More
The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so More
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Reviews for Columbia 
28 Reviews
Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice More
Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years More
Columbia can be described in one word: unequal.
The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long More
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