Frederick vs Ballenger Creek
Frederick and Ballenger Creek on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Frederick
62C
Category by category
FHousingD−
Ballenger Creek +4 pts
BSchoolsB
Frederick +1 pts
B+Cost of livingB
Frederick +4 pts
D+CommuteD−
Frederick +8 pts
B+AmenitiesB
Frederick +5 pts
C−EmploymentC+
Ballenger Creek +9 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
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.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$402kMedian home value$387k
$1,764Median rent$1,987
30.0 minMean commute32.5 min
$97kMedian household income$109k
1.20%Effective property tax0.86%
78th pctWithin-state proficiency78th pct
104Restaurants & cafés73
83,395Population26,390
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.