Weigelstown, PA vs Hanover, PA

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

MetricWeigelstown, PAHanover, PA
Population15,48516,584
Median Household Income$73,722$61,293
Median Rent$1,385/mo$1,137/mo
Median Home Value$219,500$212,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.3%45.1%
Poverty Rate7.1%14.5%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*101
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,084
Median AQI4545
Good AQI Days /yr217217
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows23°F23°F
Snowfall25 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min23.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1414.7
College Degree Rate22.8%15.9%
Foreign-Born %3.7%6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+1.4%

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.