MetricDarby, PAArdmore, PA
Population10,68713,909
Median Household Income$39,863$119,111
Median Rent$1,308/mo$1,763/mo
Median Home Value$117,900$453,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.5%45.6%
Poverty Rate30%4.8%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k80843*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8861,431*
Median AQI4441
Good AQI Days /yr238268
Summer Highs86°F87°F
Winter Lows28°F30°F
Snowfall23 in/yr8 in/yr
Avg Commute36.6 min26.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher11.412.5
College Degree Rate15.5%71.1%
Foreign-Born %19.1%9.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.3%+10.6%

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