Weigelstown, PA vs Columbia, PA

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

MetricWeigelstown, PAColumbia, PA
Population15,48510,278
Median Household Income$73,722$54,437
Median Rent$1,385/mo$1,075/mo
Median Home Value$219,500$196,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9698
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.3%56.9%
Poverty Rate7.1%21.4%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*182
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,263
Median AQI4545
Good AQI Days /yr217221
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows23°F21°F
Snowfall25 in/yr23 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1412.8
College Degree Rate22.8%17.4%
Foreign-Born %3.7%3.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+0.9%

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