Living in Silver Spring
In Silver Spring, unemployment is 5.4% (2024).
At the end of 2020, Silver Spring had a population of 81,015. The unemployment rate was 5.39% at the end of 2024. Silver Spring's foreign population totalled 27,609 at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 63% of American cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 87% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Silver Spring?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet14Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,854 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,767 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records3Official |
Is Silver Spring a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
34.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 27,609 of 81,015 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Silver Spring 5.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,412 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 5.39 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
What does a salary buy in Silver Spring?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,422 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,854 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,486 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Silver Spring. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Silver Spring. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 718.6 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Silver Spring when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,458 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 2025 Annual Report on Crime and Safety2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Silver Spring's nearest airport was DCA, 15 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Silver Spring. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 3°C in January to 27.2°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Silver Spring 6.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.82 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 19.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)13Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.78 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,062 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 32 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 15.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Silver Spring's total area was 20.4 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Silver Spring stood at 3,991.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.
By nationality
National passport65.9%Foreign residents34.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 20.41 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 33.89 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Foreign residents | 27,609 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population density | 3,991 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population | 81,015 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202012Official |
Alternatives for people set on Silver Spring
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Bethesda as a Silver Spring alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Median gross pay, city: €8,133 Bethesda vs €4,412 Silver Spring+84%
- Unemployment: 3.1% Bethesda vs 5.4% Silver Spring−43%
- Foreign residents: 26.2% Bethesda vs 33.9% Silver Spring−23%
- Residents: 68,056 Bethesda vs 81,015 Silver Spring−16%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 Bethesda vs 3,458 Silver Springsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Bethesda vs 6.8 µg/m³ Silver Springsame level
Kendall as a Silver Spring alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1515 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 3.3% Kendall vs 5.4% Silver Spring−39%
- Median gross pay, city: €3,820 Kendall vs €4,412 Silver Spring−13%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,740 (2021) Kendall vs 3,458 (2025) Silver Springno percentage
- Foreign residents: 42.8% Kendall vs 33.9% Silver Spring+26%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Kendall vs 6.8 µg/m³ Silver Spring+19%
- Residents: 80,241 Kendall vs 81,015 Silver Spring−1%
Cities near Silver Spring
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 2,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 7,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,462 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,165 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,577 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 2,506 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 2,011 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 5,508 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,667 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 2,844 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 3,214 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 9,331 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Silver Spring?
The unemployment rate is 5.39 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Silver Spring?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.82 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Silver Spring?
Police recorded 3,458 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 2025 Annual Report on Crime and Safety.
How many people live in Silver Spring?
The published population is 81,015 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
How many foreign residents live in Silver Spring?
27,609 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Silver Spring a good place to live?
Silver Spring may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Silver Spring?
Four Corners, Forest Glen, Takoma Park, The Parks At Walter Reed, Langley Park are near Silver Spring. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Silver Spring, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dfe2e61a14d6fd762b58e73eec53da87]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/silver-spring/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- 2025 Annual Report on Crime and Safety montgomerycountymd.gov · checked 2026-10-03
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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