Cities / Maryland / Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD

81,462 people

Right Now

Weather

80.1°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 82°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Suburban DC)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DCA

10 mi — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Population & People

Population

81,462

Median age

35.6

Median household income

$99,860

Poverty rate

10.6%

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Bachelor's degree+

60.6%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

24.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$643,300

Median gross rent

$1,913/mo

Homeownership rate

38.28%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,246

HUD Fair Market Rent (Montgomery County, 14 mi from Silver Spring), 2026. Efficiency $1953, 1BR $2015, 2BR $2246, 3BR $2835, 4BR $3332. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

720.1

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

10 mi away

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

23 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

23 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).