Riverdale, GA vs College Park, GA

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

MetricRiverdale, GACollege Park, GA
Population14,79214,712
Median Household Income$63,455$51,635
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,207/mo
Median Home Value$178,800$325,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%51.8%
Poverty Rate12.4%20.7%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*1,302
Property Crime Rate /100k—*6,372
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr—198
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min21.2 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.117.8
College Degree Rate17.3%28.8%
Foreign-Born %16.4%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%0.0%

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