Colonial Park, PA vs Elizabethtown, PA

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

MetricColonial Park, PAElizabethtown, PA
Population18,03211,925
Median Household Income$73,105$76,105
Median Rent$1,392/mo$1,174/mo
Median Home Value$231,100$238,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9998
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.1%40.6%
Poverty Rate9.9%7.6%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k136*141
Property Crime Rate /100k998*580
Median AQI4445
Good AQI Days /yr228221
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F21°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute20.2 min22.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.316
College Degree Rate24.6%31.4%
Foreign-Born %17.9%4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.9%

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 Colonial Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.