Norristown, PA vs Roslyn, PA

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

MetricNorristown, PARoslyn, PA
Population35,89310,639
Median Household Income$66,701$99,318
Median Rent$1,422/mo—
Median Home Value$213,900$328,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.9%21.3%
Poverty Rate18.5%10.1%
Unemployment Rate3.7%3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k48764*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8111,723*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr268268
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows25°F29°F
Snowfall25 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute26.9 min30.4 min
Hospitals4—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1311.9
College Degree Rate23.5%38.5%
Foreign-Born %18.4%9.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.4%—

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