Columbia, PA vs Willow Street, PA

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

MetricColumbia, PAWillow Street, PA
Population10,2789,647
Median Household Income$54,437$109,675
Median Rent$1,075/mo$2,672/mo
Median Home Value$196,500$314,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.9%62.4%
Poverty Rate21.4%3.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k18229*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,263427*
Median AQI4545
Good AQI Days /yr221221
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows21°F24°F
Snowfall23 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min29.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.8—
College Degree Rate17.4%50.7%
Foreign-Born %3.4%7.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.9%—

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