Population
Norristown
35,782
Melrose Park
24,513
Median Income
Norristown
$65,058
Melrose Park
$64,740
Home Value
Norristown
$205,100
Melrose Park
$265,000
Rent
Norristown
$1,337
Melrose Park
$1,194
Crime Rate
Norristown
4.53
Melrose Park
3.04
Cost of Living
Norristown
116.8
Melrose Park
117.8
Avg Temp
Norristown
N/A
Melrose Park
N/A
Unemployment
Norristown
5.3%
Melrose Park
5.5%
How Similar Are Norristown & Melrose Park?
Melrose Park is Norristown's #6 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Norristown
35,782
Melrose Park
24,513
Norristown has a 31% larger population than Melrose Park.
Violent Crime
Norristown
4.53
Melrose Park
3.04
Norristown has a 33% higher violent crime than Melrose Park.
Property Crime
Norristown
19.60
Melrose Park
17.70
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 10% difference.
Political Leaning
Norristown
38.1%
Melrose Park
28.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Norristown has a stronger Democratic lean (25% difference).
Unemployment
Norristown
5.3%
Melrose Park
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Norristown
$65,058
Melrose Park
$64,740
Both cities have similar median income — just a 0% difference.
Home Values
Norristown
$205,100
Melrose Park
$265,000
Melrose Park has a 23% higher home values than Norristown.
Education
Norristown
15.1%
Melrose Park
9.4%
Norristown has a 38% higher education than Melrose Park.
Demographics
Norristown
32.2%
Melrose Park
29.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 8% difference.
Cost of Living
Norristown
116.8
Melrose Park
117.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Norristown and Melrose Park share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Norristown leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Norristown leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMelrose Park scores 99.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 106.8 in Norristown. Norristown scores 143.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 149.3 in Melrose Park. Norristown has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,520 vs $1,581 in Melrose Park.
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Housing Market — Melrose Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorristown has a single-family homes of 60.2% compared to 45.9% in Melrose Park. Melrose Park has a owner-occupied of 57.3% compared to 40.8% in Norristown. Melrose Park has a median home value of $265,000 vs $205,100 in Norristown (23% higher).
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorristown has a work from home of 9.4% compared to 4.9% in Melrose Park. Melrose Park has a poverty rate of 10.4% compared to 19.0% in Norristown. Norristown: 19,455 vs Melrose Park: 12,794 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Melrose Park leads
Source: FBI UCRMelrose Park has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.60 compared to 2.15 in Norristown. Norristown has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.07 compared to 4.07 in Melrose Park. Melrose Park has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 3.04 compared to 4.53 in Norristown.
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Schools & Education — Norristown leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauNorristown has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.1% compared to 9.4% in Melrose Park. Norristown has a high school diploma or higher of 38.2% compared to 29.3% in Melrose Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorristown has a population of 35,782, about 1.5x the size of Melrose Park (24,513). Norristown skews younger with a median age of 33.7 vs 35.0.
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Norristown
Melrose Park
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareNorristown: 3.0 vs Melrose Park: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Melrose Park: 2 vs Norristown: 1 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Norristown leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorristown has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.0% in Melrose Park. Norristown has a public transit of 7.0% compared to 2.2% in Melrose Park. Norristown has a work from home of 9.4% compared to 4.9% in Melrose Park.
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