Population
Williamsport
27,629
Charleston
17,212
Median Income
Williamsport
$49,363
Charleston
$49,057
Home Value
Williamsport
$146,500
Charleston
$133,700
Rent
Williamsport
$825
Charleston
$819
Crime Rate
Williamsport
2.35
Charleston
3.60
Cost of Living
Williamsport
85.1
Charleston
83.8
Avg Temp
Williamsport
N/A
Charleston
N/A
Unemployment
Williamsport
6.1%
Charleston
5.9%
How Similar Are Williamsport & Charleston?
Charleston is Williamsport's #15 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Williamsport
27,629
Charleston
17,212
Williamsport has a 38% larger population than Charleston.
Violent Crime
Williamsport
2.35
Charleston
3.60
Charleston has a 35% higher violent crime than Williamsport.
Property Crime
Williamsport
16.37
Charleston
17.93
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Williamsport
70.3%
Charleston
63.4%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 10% difference.
Unemployment
Williamsport
6.1%
Charleston
5.9%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Williamsport
$49,363
Charleston
$49,057
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Williamsport
$146,500
Charleston
$133,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Williamsport
15.8%
Charleston
18.9%
Charleston has a 16% higher education than Williamsport.
Demographics
Williamsport
76.0%
Charleston
86.1%
Charleston has a 12% higher demographics than Williamsport.
Cost of Living
Williamsport
85.1
Charleston
83.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Williamsport and Charleston share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Williamsport
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Charleston
Williamsport leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Charleston leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDCharleston has a fair market rent (1br) of $759 vs $995 in Williamsport (31% lower). Charleston has a fair market rent (2br) of $965 vs $1,195 in Williamsport (24% lower). Charleston scores 67.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 71.8 in Williamsport.
Overall Cost Index
Housing Index
Food Index
Transportation Index
Healthcare Index
Utilities Index
Living Wage (1 Adult)
Living Wage (Family of 4)
Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCharleston has a vacancy rate of 12.6% compared to 15.4% in Williamsport. Williamsport has a median home value of $146,500 vs $133,700 in Charleston (10% higher). Williamsport has a median property tax of $2,727 vs $2,978 in Charleston (8% lower).
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Williamsport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilliamsport: 13,523 vs Charleston: 10,020 for labor force. Charleston: 14 min vs Williamsport: 15 min for mean commute. Williamsport has a work from home of 10.2% compared to 9.1% in Charleston.
Median Household Income
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Poverty Rate
Unemployment Rate
Labor Force
Mean Commute
Work from Home
Private Sector
Government Sector
Crime & Safety — Williamsport leads
Source: FBI UCRCharleston has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.51 in Williamsport. Williamsport has a violent crime clearance of 82.8% compared to 19.7% in Charleston. Williamsport has a property crime clearance of 38.6% compared to 20.4% in Charleston.
Violent Crime Rate (per 1K)
Property Crime Rate (per 1K)
Murder Rate (per 1K)
Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
Burglary Rate (per 1K)
Larceny Rate (per 1K)
Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
Avg Annual High
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Sunny Days per Year
Annual Rainfall
Annual Snowfall
Avg Humidity
Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauCharleston has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.9% compared to 15.8% in Williamsport. Williamsport has a high school diploma or higher of 36.8% compared to 33.7% in Charleston.
Public Schools
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilliamsport has a population of 27,629, about 1.6x the size of Charleston (17,212). Charleston skews younger with a median age of 28.8 vs 30.9.
Population
Median Age
Avg Household Size
Married Population
Foreign Born
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Williamsport
Charleston
Healthcare — Williamsport leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWilliamsport: 4.0 vs Charleston: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute — Charleston leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCharleston: 14 min vs Williamsport: 15 min for mean commute time. Williamsport has a work from home of 10.2% compared to 9.1% in Charleston. Charleston has a bicycle of 1.3% compared to 1.1% in Williamsport.
Mean Commute Time
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Public Transit
Bicycle
Work from Home
Airports
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