Population
Norristown
35,782
Oak Park
29,370
Median Income
Norristown
$65,058
Oak Park
$65,882
Home Value
Norristown
$205,100
Oak Park
$198,500
Rent
Norristown
$1,337
Oak Park
$1,354
Crime Rate
Norristown
4.53
Oak Park
3.99
Cost of Living
Norristown
116.8
Oak Park
112.3
Avg Temp
Norristown
N/A
Oak Park
N/A
Unemployment
Norristown
5.3%
Oak Park
9.9%
How Similar Are Norristown & Oak Park?
Oak Park is Norristown's #21 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Norristown
35,782
Oak Park
29,370
Norristown has a 18% larger population than Oak Park.
Violent Crime
Norristown
4.53
Oak Park
3.99
Norristown has a 12% higher violent crime than Oak Park.
Property Crime
Norristown
19.60
Oak Park
20.90
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Norristown
38.1%
Oak Park
43.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Oak Park has a stronger Democratic lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Norristown
5.3%
Oak Park
9.9%
Oak Park has a 47% higher unemployment than Norristown.
Median Income
Norristown
$65,058
Oak Park
$65,882
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Norristown
$205,100
Oak Park
$198,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Norristown
15.1%
Oak Park
29.1%
Oak Park has a 48% higher education than Norristown.
Demographics
Norristown
32.2%
Oak Park
36.0%
Oak Park has a 11% higher demographics than Norristown.
Cost of Living
Norristown
116.8
Oak Park
112.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Norristown and Oak Park share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Norristown
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Oak Park
Oak Park leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Oak Park leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOak Park has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,122 vs $1,520 in Norristown (35% lower). Oak Park has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,411 vs $1,810 in Norristown (28% lower). Oak Park scores 132.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 143.2 in Norristown.
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Housing Market — Oak Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Park has a vacancy rate of 2.4% compared to 8.5% in Norristown. Oak Park has a median property tax of $2,707 vs $4,705 in Norristown (74% lower). Oak Park has a owner-occupied of 59.3% compared to 40.8% in Norristown.
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Park has a work from home of 21.1% compared to 9.4% in Norristown. Norristown has a unemployment rate of 5.3% compared to 9.9% in Oak Park. Oak Park has a poverty rate of 14.2% compared to 19.0% in Norristown.
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Crime & Safety — Oak Park leads
Source: FBI UCROak Park has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.49 compared to 2.15 in Norristown. Oak Park has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.08 in Norristown. Norristown has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.07 compared to 6.51 in Oak Park.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Oak Park leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauOak Park has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.1% compared to 15.1% in Norristown. Oak Park has a high school diploma or higher of 42.0% compared to 38.2% in Norristown.
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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 1.2x the size of Oak Park (29,370). Norristown skews younger with a median age of 33.7 vs 37.9.
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Black
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Norristown
Oak Park
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOak Park: 3 vs Norristown: 1 for with emergency services. Norristown: 3.0 vs Oak Park: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorristown has a public transit of 7.0% compared to 0.5% in Oak Park. Norristown has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.1% in Oak Park. Oak Park has a work from home of 21.1% compared to 9.4% in Norristown.
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