Philadelphia, PA vs Roslyn, PA

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

MetricPhiladelphia, PARoslyn, PA
Population1,579,70610,639
Median Household Income$61,953$99,318
Median Rent$1,397/mo—
Median Home Value$243,100$328,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.7%21.3%
Poverty Rate21.4%10.1%
Unemployment Rate5.3%3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k83064*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,3541,723*
Median AQI5041
Good AQI Days /yr184268
Summer Highs87°F86°F
Winter Lows30°F29°F
Snowfall16 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute31.7 min30.4 min
Hospitals21—
Avg Hospital Rating3.3 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.111.9
College Degree Rate35.4%38.5%
Foreign-Born %15.2%9.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.8%—

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.