Ellicott City vs Catonsville

Ellicott City and Catonsville on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

72B−

C+63

Ellicott City ahead by 9Editorial weights

Category by category

B−HousingC−

Ellicott City +14 pts

A−SchoolsD+

Ellicott City +37 pts

CCost of livingB−

Catonsville +11 pts

CCommuteB−

Catonsville +10 pts

B+AmenitiesB+

Ellicott City +1 pts

BEmploymentC

Ellicott City +15 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$662kMedian home value$417k

$2,061Median rent$1,724

28.2 minMean commute24.6 min

$157kMedian household income$114k

1.15%Effective property tax1.01%

98th pctWithin-state proficiency36th pct

120Restaurants & cafés101

75,257Population43,368

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.