Willow Street, PA vs Columbia, PA

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

MetricWillow Street, PAColumbia, PA
Population9,64710,278
Median Household Income$109,675$54,437
Median Rent$2,672/mo$1,075/mo
Median Home Value$314,700$196,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income62.4%56.9%
Poverty Rate3.3%21.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k29*182
Property Crime Rate /100k427*1,263
Median AQI4545
Good AQI Days /yr221221
Summer Highs85°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F21°F
Snowfall21 in/yr23 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—12.8
College Degree Rate50.7%17.4%
Foreign-Born %7.2%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 Willow Street (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.