MetricYork, PAHershey, PA
Population44,93814,242
Median Household Income$48,420$78,587
Median Rent$1,014/mo$1,268/mo
Median Home Value$119,700$379,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9699
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%42.2%
Poverty Rate21.1%17.6%
Unemployment Rate6%4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k443111*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,438807*
Median AQI4544
Good AQI Days /yr217228
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows24°F25°F
Snowfall25 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute23.1 min16.2 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.712.5
College Degree Rate17.5%50.2%
Foreign-Born %11.1%13.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.2%-2.2%

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