Riverdale, GA vs Union City, GA

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

MetricRiverdale, GAUnion City, GA
Population14,79227,728
Median Household Income$63,455$49,549
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,330/mo
Median Home Value$178,800$245,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%54.3%
Poverty Rate12.4%14.2%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*859
Property Crime Rate /100k—*8,103
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr—198
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min29.1 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.114.7
College Degree Rate17.3%29.8%
Foreign-Born %16.4%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+11.3%

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.