Towson vs Parkville
Towson and Parkville on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
D+HousingD−
Towson +13 pts
D+SchoolsC−
Parkville +2 pts
B+Cost of livingB
Towson +1 pts
B−CommuteC
Towson +12 pts
AAmenitiesA−
Towson +2 pts
C−EmploymentD+
Towson +5 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
$469kMedian home value$260k
$1,764Median rent$1,526
25.1 minMean commute27.2 min
$101kMedian household income$79k
0.91%Effective property tax1.11%
36th pctWithin-state proficiency36th pct
140Restaurants & cafés126
58,679Population30,549
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.