Willow Street, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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

MetricWillow Street, PALancaster, PA
Population9,64757,719
Median Household Income$109,675$63,690
Median Rent$2,672/mo$1,240/mo
Median Home Value$314,700$219,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income62.4%45.4%
Poverty Rate3.3%20.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k29*374
Property Crime Rate /100k427*1,380
Median AQI4545
Good AQI Days /yr221221
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall21 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min23.6 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—11.9
College Degree Rate50.7%29.4%
Foreign-Born %7.2%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+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 Willow Street (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.