Ashton-Sandy Spring vs Hillandale

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

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

Ashton-Sandy Spring has the higher population (5,418 vs 4,901 in Hillandale). Ashton-Sandy Spring has the higher median household income ($178,214 vs $159,118 in Hillandale). Ashton-Sandy Spring has the higher median home value ($812,000 vs $509,900 in Hillandale).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
Population	5,418	4,901
Median age	49.2 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$178,214	$159,118
Median home value	$812,000	$509,900
Median gross rent	$1,415	$3,217
Housing units	1,978	1,563
Homeownership rate	94.5%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.9%	52.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
Population	5,997 → 5,418 (-9.7%)	6,487 → 4,901 (-24.4%)
Median household income	$127,813 → $178,214 (+39.4%)	$115,096 → $159,118 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$653,900 → $812,000 (+24.2%)	$416,700 → $509,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,415 (+46.2%)	$1,528 → $3,217 (+110.5%)

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

Hillandale

Population

6,4874,901

Median household income

$115,096$159,118

Median home value

$416,700$509,900

Median gross rent

$1,528$3,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
Under 5	3.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	5.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	17.3%	17.8%
75 and over	9.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	31.4%
Black or African American	10.5%	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
No high school diploma	9.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	12.6%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38.4%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
Drove alone	58.4%	58.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	11.6%
Public transit	4.8%	8.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	34.3%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
1-unit, detached	79.4%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton-Sandy Spring	Hillandale
Poverty rate	1.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.79	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1985	1961