Chambersburg, PA vs Halfway, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricChambersburg, PAHalfway, MD
Population22,31910,849
Median Household Income$56,576$71,036
Median Rent$1,099/mo$1,269/mo
Median Home Value$215,000$253,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9594
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.2%59.3%
Poverty Rate15.3%10.5%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k343178*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,452614*
Median AQI3740
Good AQI Days /yr—285
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall31 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute16.5 min22.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.614.1
College Degree Rate27.3%21.3%
Foreign-Born %7.4%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.7%+0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Halfway (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.