Halfway, MD vs Waynesboro, PA

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

MetricHalfway, MDWaynesboro, PA
Population10,84911,047
Median Household Income$71,036$66,956
Median Rent$1,269/mo$1,086/mo
Median Home Value$253,300$188,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9495
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.3%42.2%
Poverty Rate10.5%10.2%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k178*135
Property Crime Rate /100k614*926
Median AQI4037
Good AQI Days /yr285—
Summer Highs85°F79°F
Winter Lows25°F23°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute22.3 min27.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.117.2
College Degree Rate21.3%19%
Foreign-Born %5.5%3.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%+1.5%

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.