Ashton-Sandy Spring vs Forest Glen

A side-by-side comparison of Ashton-Sandy Spring and Forest Glen: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashton-Sandy Spring and Forest Glen are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forest Glen has the higher population (6,650 vs 5,418 in Ashton-Sandy Spring). Ashton-Sandy Spring has the higher median household income ($178,214 vs $127,196 in Forest Glen). Ashton-Sandy Spring has the higher median home value ($812,000 vs $604,800 in Forest Glen).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
Population	5,418	6,650
Median age	49.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$178,214	$127,196
Median home value	$812,000	$604,800
Median gross rent	$1,415	$1,553
Housing units	1,978	2,640
Homeownership rate	94.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.9%	66.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
Population	5,997 → 5,418 (-9.7%)	6,469 → 6,650 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$127,813 → $178,214 (+39.4%)	$105,585 → $127,196 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$653,900 → $812,000 (+24.2%)	$461,500 → $604,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,415 (+46.2%)	$1,550 → $1,553 (+0.2%)

Ashton-Sandy Spring

Population

5,9975,418

Median household income

$127,813$178,214

Median home value

$653,900$812,000

Median gross rent

$968$1,415

Forest Glen

Population

6,4696,650

Median household income

$105,585$127,196

Median home value

$461,500$604,800

Median gross rent

$1,550$1,553

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
Under 5	3.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	17.3%	10.8%
75 and over	9.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	48.9%
Black or African American	10.5%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	9.5%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	25.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.7%
High school graduate	12.6%	9.1%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	38.4%	37.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
Drove alone	58.4%	40.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.1%
Public transit	4.8%	13.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.2%
Worked from home	34.3%	37.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
1-unit, detached	79.4%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Forest Glen
Poverty rate	1.7%	6.9%
Average household size	2.79	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1985	1959