Waynesboro, PA vs Halfway, MD

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

MetricWaynesboro, PAHalfway, MD
Population11,04710,849
Median Household Income$66,956$71,036
Median Rent$1,086/mo$1,269/mo
Median Home Value$188,600$253,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9594
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.2%59.3%
Poverty Rate10.2%10.5%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k135178*
Property Crime Rate /100k926614*
Median AQI3740
Good AQI Days /yr—285
Summer Highs79°F85°F
Winter Lows23°F25°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute27.8 min22.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.214.1
College Degree Rate19%21.3%
Foreign-Born %3.3%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%+0.7%

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.